Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 31: Treasure Hunt
The 648th year of the Demon King Calendar.

April 11th, early morning.

Zora, the leader of the Knights Guard, finished his morning prayers, then hung the holy emblem on his chest and put on his backpack.

"Let's go. According to the markings on the map, it should be nearby."

They are now located at the foot of the Spine of the World Mountains, close to the sea on the east side.

This is a vast uninhabited wasteland. Zora finally arrived here after a day of trekking and camping overnight in the wild.

"Is your map accurate?"

The one who said this was not a follower of the Demon King, but Zoya, the tree elf who was carrying a bow and supplies.

"I'm not doubting you, my Lord, but the map is too blurry, and there don't seem to be any ruins or caves nearby."

After her contact with Princess Viola yesterday, Zoya stayed in the castle.

The four tree elves saw what civilization was for the first time, especially Zoya's sister Leah, who wanted to eat herself to death after eating the cookies...

One of the tree elves, Druid Seymour, is now in charge of researching potato cultivation, and Leah is left behind to help him.

Zoya, along with another tree elf druid, Al, came here along with Zora, the leader of the Knights Guard, and two other Knights Guard.

The reason was that the Demon King God gave her a treasure map, and Princess Viola immediately decided to find out the location of the treasure immediately.

Viola was not interested in gold, silver and treasures. Anyway, she didn't really need to recruit soldiers on a large scale now, so the demand for gold coins was not great.

But since this was the guidance of the Demon King, it must have profound significance, and Viola naturally did not dare to neglect it.

Viola was supposed to go there in person, but she was persuaded by her knights of the royal guard to stop. As a princess, it was not appropriate for her to take such a risk.

So the team was led by Zora, the captain of the Royal Guards, and two tree elves who came to help.

"Your Majesty's wisdom is far beyond our comprehension. I will not question it. I will do my best to execute it."

A pretty standard believer answer.

Originally, Zora's piety was 70, but after Li Chengxi cured his pneumonia with cephalexin and cough syrup, his piety and favorability were directly maxed out.

If I were a little more paranoid, I might even be considered a fanatic.

In comparison, the highest piety of the tree elves is only 10, but their favorability is extremely high, with the lowest being over 70.

The group of five packed up their camping supplies, put on their backpacks and followed the instructions on the map.

In fact, it’s no wonder that Zhuoya questioned it. The map was too simple and couldn’t be considered a map at all. It was just a route map.

After getting the things, Viola looked at the map of Leon's territory for almost an hour before she found an area that was similar to the one on the map. But with the changing times, who knows if she might have found the wrong place.

They set out in the morning mist and walked until noon. They felt that the ocean and mountains on the other side of their sight were still so far away, as if the distance had not been shortened at all.

But when they went over a hillside, they saw a huge peak standing on the rocky beach.

It was supposed to be part of the mountain, but due to years of rain erosion and geological changes, most of the mountain has rolled down, leaving only a large peak.

There is a shallow cave entrance at the bottom of the mountain. Hidden by the gravel, one can vaguely see traces of man-made structures behind it...

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With the help of a druid who could control vines, it didn't take too long to clear the rubble, and soon a hole with only half a door panel left appeared in front of the five people.

"This is a product of the mythological era. I sense traces of magic in the cave."

The tree elf druid Al stroked the door panel, on which there were many patterns that were now difficult to recognize.

Zora was lighting torches with others and heard this:
“This shows that we are in the right place.”

The mythological era is a very vague term and the time span is very large.

The term refers primarily to the era before clear historical records appeared, but current clear historical records only go back about two thousand years.

In other words, five thousand years ago is considered a mythological era, and fifty thousand years ago is also considered a mythological era.

The extra weights of the people were placed beside the cave entrance. The druid lit a magic ball, and the others raised their torches. Led by Zora, they walked into the cave. In the cave, you can see a lot of fungi and mosses, and occasionally you can see stalactites hanging from above. But what is incredible is that the ground of this cave can vaguely see traces of human repair.

Stalactites do not appear in one or two years. That is to say, after the construction was completed, it took a very, very long time for the calcium carbonate dissolved in the water to drip from the top of the cave and form stalactites.

Zora marveled at the age of this place, but she couldn't see anything beyond the torches. She only knew that they seemed to be moving underground along a slope.

"Be careful, there are a lot of pits here, but other than that I don't see any signs of creatures or traps."

"Can you see?"

"The eyes of the elves can see clearly in the dark, so I'd better go ahead."

All elves, no matter what kind, have this ability.

Zora didn't force it and took a half step back to let Zhuoya lead the team in front.

After that, no one spoke, and the group walked down the cave in silence.

As far as the body was concerned, when they had descended about thirty meters, Zhuo Ya said to the people behind her:
"I see flat ground."

After descending a short distance, the terrain changed from sloping to flat, and Zora shone the torch forward. A huge rock wall suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

There are still traces of digging on the rock wall, as if it was dug directly out of the mountain, but there are no murals or anything like that on it, it's just a smooth stone wall.

"Over there, there's an entrance."

Zhuoya's elf eyes were more useful than those of others. She led the team to move about ten meters to the side. At this time, a very regular doorway appeared on the stone wall.

"There's magic in there. I feel it."

The druid pushed the magic ball towards the entrance of the cave. The entrance, which was pitch black and empty, now emitted a faint blue phosphorescent light.

"A seal. Yes, outsiders are not welcome here."

The druid identified it and said:
"If we don't have a way to remove the seal, we can't get in."

Zora didn't know magic, and Viola had never mentioned the seal before she came.

The three guard knights who only knew how to swing swords looked at each other, and Zora looked at the druid and said:

"Is there any way to undo it?"

"I don't know. The spells in the mythological era are completely different from those now."

At this time, Zhuoya suddenly pointed at the doorway and said:
"There is a line of patterns on it that looks like text."

Everyone moved closer, and Zora used a torch to illuminate the top of the doorway.

It does look like writing, but no one can recognize it.

The druid identified it for a while and shook his head:
"It is an ancient language. Not many people understand it now. Only the most authoritative scholars may understand it."

In the remote and poor area of ​​Leon Territory, there are not many people who can read, let alone authoritative scholars.

Is this the only way to go back home?
While hesitating, Zora was suddenly stunned, then nodded and said to everyone:

"Written on it is the proof of showing the followers of the Demon King God."

As he spoke, Zora took off the holy emblem from his neck and waved it towards the door. The flickering light suddenly broke and disappeared, and the barrier was opened.

Zhuoya wondered;

"Do you know ancient characters?"

"do not know."

Zora put on the holy symbol again:

"That's what the Lord just told me in his heart."

(End of this chapter)