Star Forge Titan

There exists a well-preserved ancient relic!

Chapter 34: Open Sesame

"what is that?"

Ivan heard Andre's voice was extremely hesitant.

Even the most experienced adventurers in the Silent Desert had never seen anything like it.

Seriously speaking, since the appearance of the Sandworm King, it has been a fantasy adventure that almost all adventurers have never experienced.

In a sense, the Tracker Adventure Team at this moment is the story characters that are creating legends.

"Ruins? Ancient buildings? If you don't get close, any speculation is meaningless." Ivan said very directly:

"What the newbie said is correct, but now doesn't seem to be the right time. Hmm, it's hard to decide."

Lilith squatted on the ground with her hands on her head, looking extremely conflicted.

"I want to go!"

The half-elf wizard, who was tied to the mountain king's back with a rope, suddenly spoke.

He had woken up at some unknown time, and now he was raising a trembling hand, expressing his wishes in a voice that seemed to come from a tomb.

"That style, but... well." Kalani's face turned pale, but she still squeezed out the words through her teeth.

"But it's the architectural style of the ancient giants' New Dynasty! Perhaps the Sandworm King..."

The half-elf wizard stopped talking in time, but this half of his words made Alvin look sideways.

Elves are indeed living history textbooks. Even a half-elf knows the architectural style of the last giant kingdom thousands of years ago.

This is not easy.

In other words, this half-elf wizard himself is not simple.

As a political force secretly influencing the Genoese Confederation, although the elven civilization itself is relatively quiet, the foundation they have accumulated in nearly every aspect cannot be underestimated.

The marriage with the high-ranking officials of the Genoese Confederation also gave rise to the so-called noble blood union, that is, half-elves whose parents both had prominent status. Most of them were the ruling class who received elite education.

Perhaps, this half-elf wizard with a pale green face in front of him is a part of those so-called noble blood combinations.

Honestly, Ivan personally finds this statement rather amusing. A simple political marriage doesn't represent nobility or power; being able to refine strength to the point where it can be passed down into the distant future is far more admirable.

Just as a friend in my previous life said, looking at history, it should actually be said that bloodlines are noble because of the strong, rather than the strong being noble because of their bloodlines.

"Don't just look at the beautiful snake skin and ignore the venomous snake fangs."

The orc Gaoshan patted the overly excited half-elf mage and said in an extremely serious tone:

"But! But! But..."

The half-elf mage's excited voice gradually subsided, and then he couldn't help but sigh heavily.

"You're right, I almost got lost."

"It's okay, we are a team, and this is just what teammates should do." The orc smiled, showing his big teeth, and looked very happy.

"If everyone is worried about the Sandworm King's sudden action, then I think this is roughly predictable." Alvin suddenly stepped forward.

Considering the delicate relationship between giants and Titans, he didn't want to miss anything related to the last giant kingdom.

"How to say?"

Andre, the captain, asked, which made Ivan certain that the other party was also somewhat tempted by the ancient ruins that suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Although we don't know why the Sandworm King needs to store solar energy, from an efficiency perspective, it's highly likely that it won't miss the period between noon and 2 p.m. when the sunlight is strongest. This is the stable window we can seize."

Al's words were very logical, so people subconsciously wanted to believe them.

"No matter what the situation inside the ruins is, we must evacuate before 2:00 PM. Besides, there might be a 100% safe way to leave."

The black-haired boy's last words shocked everyone. They quickly realized that they were not completely out of danger yet. At most, they had escaped from the dragon's throat to the tip of its tongue.

In a sense, we can even say that we are now riding on the back of an untamed dragon, in an awkward situation where we are unable to go up or down.

But looking at the super sandstorm in the distance that seemed to swallow up the sky and the earth, the current situation seemed quite acceptable.

In short, the tracker team is currently far from the word "safe", if not a long way off, then at least there is a considerable gap.

Amidst various opinions, everyone turned their attention to Andre, the team captain.

“…”Andre didn’t hesitate for too long and soon made a decision.

"We can explore until 1 p.m. at the latest. By then, we must retreat and find a way to leave safely."

The middle-aged soldier said quite seriously.

"it is good!"

The team members collectively agreed.

So everyone started to move towards the building in the distance behind the sandworm.

In terms of architectural style alone, this somewhat dilapidated building looks like a temple.

It has a tall and heavy rock dome, and the supporting columns below are also quite thick, and are carved with various exquisite reliefs related to mythological stories. The overall appearance reveals a magnificent and natural beauty.

"This style had a profound influence on the Second Dynasty of the Elves that arose after the Age of Giants, as well as the later Ancient Human Empire."

Kalani's explanation made Alvin notice that the building in front of him had a similar style to Lind's traditional architectural style.

The feeling it gives is probably similar to the subtle influence that Greek civilization had on Rome in Ivan's previous life.

This means that the architectural ruins in front of us should not be directly left by the Titan civilization.

The latter's style is more...

Recalling the ruins he had seen in Linde, a somewhat strange adjective popped up in Alvin's mind.

A more future...

The black-haired boy couldn't help but smile slightly. This might be the oldest civilization on this continent, but the overall style of the painting has a 'near future' or even 'super future' sci-fi style.

It really makes people more curious about the amazing truth hidden behind history, which is bound to shock all civilizations in the world.

Of course, I only have some guesses now, and I need more information to support them.

Having said that, it is also necessary to explore the ruins in Linde in depth. Perhaps the information related to Titan is hidden deep in the ruins that have not been explored yet.

With all kinds of fantasies, Alvin and the other members of the tracker team finally arrived in front of the building ruins that gleamed with metallic luster.

It was not until this moment that they realized how huge the ruins were. The main entrance surrounded by columns was ten meters high. It did not look like a building structure designed for creatures of human size.

From a distance, the shining light on the building's surface, like metallic reflections, does indeed come from different metal structures.

Although the overall style looked like a stone building with the style of an ancient giant kingdom, Alvin noticed that the exterior of the building was connected to a large number of metal pipes of varying thicknesses, with valve-like structures on them.

From time to time, you can see wisps of white mist spurting out from the broken pipes and valve connections, making the entire building look even more dreamy and ethereal, like the residence of a god.

In addition, there are many gears, cranks, and shafts of unknown purpose, which are connected to each other and respond to each other. They run slowly and continuously at different speeds, as if they have been doing so for thousands of years.

To make a somewhat strange analogy, this building looks like the ruins of the Parthenon in Greece, equipped with a complete set of extremely complex steam pipes and steam power systems, instantly making the entire building extremely punk.

"So, how do we open the door?"

Looking at the towering gate, everyone fell into a brief silence.

"Maybe it can be opened by chanting a spell." Ivan said half-jokingly, and turned to look at the rest of the team, hoping to get some useful advice.

Behind him was the stone door with a large number of relief carvings. Years of weathering and erosion by sandworms made the reliefs difficult to see, but one could still feel some ancient charm from the past from the remaining fragments.

"Then do you know the spell to open the door?" Lilim glared at him and asked unhappily:

"I don't know, maybe..." Alvin shrugged and said casually.

"Open sesame."

As soon as the words fell, the stone gate suddenly began to tremble, and the dust that had accumulated for who knows how many years began to scatter.

Under the stunned gaze of everyone, their jaws almost dropped to the ground.

The rumbling stone door is behind Ivan——

It opened with a loud bang!

Chapter 35: Close Encounters of the First Kind

"..."

Alvin was stunned.

"If I say this is just a coincidence, would you believe me?"

He was responded with even more strange looks and a few chuckles.

Fortunately, Ivan soon realized a possibility. He was standing at the front of the team, which meant he was the one closest to the ruins. His distance to the ruins was shorter than anyone else.

Then, the matter may have nothing to do with the several claims that are like buffs stacked on oneself and the several cheating abilities that are obtained through one's own efforts (not entirely).

However, if it were just for such a simple reason, the ruins of the Giant Kingdom would be quite surprising.

Thinking of this, Alvin took a step back in the direction of his teammates, putting some distance between himself and the majestic ruins in front of him.

Then, a dramatic scene happened.

The stone door that was just opening paused for a moment, and after a few seconds it began to close inward with the same rumbling sound.

Well, you are so handsome, it turns out it is just an automatic welcoming door.

Ivan watched the scene speechlessly.

"It seems the ruins' self-sealing function has failed." Andre suddenly said:

"Hey, Captain, how did you know that?" Lilith looked at the middle-aged warrior in surprise.

"Hey, I was a ruins adventurer for a while when I was young, so I've seen similar situations. In fact, even in modern times, if buildings with magical functions are not properly maintained for a long time, similar problems will occur."

After saying that, Andre deliberately put on the annoying tone of an old adventurer who said, "I've seen a lot and run fast. There's nothing I haven't seen in the Silent Desert." This made Lilim wave her little fist at him threateningly, and also made the atmosphere in the team become much more relaxed.

"If these are the remains of the Giant Kingdom, then this is certainly possible. After all, the last recorded information I saw in the library was from a thousand years ago. It hadn't been maintained for a thousand years, so even the magical remains of a once-glorious giant civilization would have become dilapidated."

The half-elf mage nodded in agreement, a look of deep emotion on his face.

Perhaps driven by the mage's nature of exploring the unknown, he became much more active than usual after entering the ruins.

"So, why don't we go in and take a look right away?" The orc said bluntly:

"Okay, I'll go ahead, everyone be careful." Alvin walked towards the stone gate without hesitation.

Behind them, the old members of the Tracker Team looked at each other and nodded in tacit understanding.

The Sandworm King is a legend in itself, and the ruins built on it have probably never been visited by anyone.

A never-before-visited ruin often symbolizes enormous benefits, and the newcomer's actions at this moment demonstrated his full trust in the Tracker Team. This reassured the few who had previously witnessed the other party's hidden strength.

But in fact, Alvin had another guess in his mind that he didn't tell others.

If this king of sandworms clearly shows signs of modification, it is actually an artificial product modified by the giant civilization.

Then, it may be possible that it is under human control. If this is true, then the specific methods and equipment required for control are likely to be located within this ruin.

What that means is self-evident.

Not to mention anything else, the exaggerated size of the Sandworm King, which is over a thousand meters long, alone represents extremely enormous power.

And power can often bring more things...

This is enough to tempt people against their will.

The reason why Ivan didn't express this guess was not because he had any ideas.

He felt that the personalities of everyone in the Tracker Team were very compatible with each other, but after all, they had only known each other for a short time, so it was impossible for him to fully see through their true personalities, nor was there any need to do so.

You know, a cold spring that is too clear cannot support live fish.

All in all, Alvin did not intend to test the humanity of his new friend. It was not that humanity could not stand the test, but that it was something that should not be tested.

Although he had all kinds of thoughts in his mind, Alvin mainly felt excited and happy.

Are you kidding me? This is like walking into the ruins and exploring them in person. It is a brand new experience that no game, movie or novel in the previous life could bring you.

For example, it is like letting players personally walk into the dungeons in the game, explore those mysterious and unknown mazes, and dig out hidden treasures that may be just garbage or may be priceless.