Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

……

Meanwhile, Celia continued to lead her men to investigate the secret passage until evening. She gave each of the five security personnel two gold coins, saying, "Thank you all for your hard work. This is your reward. Take it and you're off work!"

Everyone left happily with the gold coins, while Celia returned to the inn. Before she even went inside, she saw a familiar figure on the first floor of the inn.

"Elena?"

Chapter 213 Departure and Departure

Elena visited Celia's room again.

This time, she looked different from last time; her expression was conflicted.

"Let me make this clear first: I'll only consider selling this Pure Magic Crystal if it costs at least two thousand gold coins. If I don't have that many gold coins or the equivalent, I won't sell it."

Celia emphasized this before Elena could speak.

Elena nodded. "I know I don't have that many gold coins, but I still want to get the Pure Magic Crystal."

Celia: "?"

Elena said, "I've thought about it for a long time, and I feel that I probably can't handle that place by myself. Taking a helper with me, even though we'll have to share half the stuff, will make it safer..."

Celia said, "You're not talking about the ancient ruins you were planning to use to exchange for pure magic crystals, are you?"

Elena nodded.

Celia asked in surprise, "So you mean you don't actually want to share the location of that ancient ruin? Why did you say you'd trade the location of that ancient ruin for my Pure Magic Crystals?"

"I'm going to switch places with you using a fake one."

Celia: "...That's not how you get something for nothing, sister."

You'll get killed.

"But you didn't agree, did you?"

“This isn’t a question of whether to agree or not,” Celia said. “Tell me, what ancient ruins would use pure magic crystals?”

Elena said, "I discovered that ruin by chance. It's not far from Southern City. I never had the chance to enter before because opening the ruin requires a huge amount of magical energy. The groove in that door looks like a pure magic crystal. I thought that the way to open this ruin is to put in a pure magic crystal."

"At that time, I had given up exploring the ruins. Then I heard that a pure magic crystal had appeared in Southern City and was going to be auctioned. So I pretended to be an elven royal and came to try my luck. What if I could steal... borrow it? You know what happened next."

Celia nodded. "I know an idiot who didn't understand magic arrays but insisted on trying to break them, only to get his face contaminated by the concealment array's defensive mechanism."

Elena argued, "That was an accident. If it happened again, I definitely wouldn't faint so easily."

"Yes, yes, it was all an accident," Celia replied dismissively.

Elena was silent for a moment, then said resignedly, "I tried to trick you into selling me the Pure Magic Crystal before, but I failed. I've been thinking about it these past few days, and in the end, I came back to you again."

"Although you don't intend to sell me the Pure Magic Crystal, I would like to invite you to explore that unknown ancient ruin together. An ancient ruin that requires a Pure Magic Crystal to open must contain some good things!"

Celia wasn't swayed by the ancient ruins and agreed. Instead, she asked, "If you believe there are good things in the ancient ruins, have you considered that the ruins might be of a very high level, and you might die if you go in?"

"No, I've learned some methods for judging the level of relics, and I can confirm that it's an ancient relic that hasn't been contaminated. These kinds of relics don't have level restrictions, but they do contain a lot of traps, and I'm very good at dealing with those traps."

As she spoke, she added, "If it were a ruin that required fighting, I wouldn't have come all the way to Southern Border City to try my luck. I don't like fighting."

Celia chuckled and said, "If you're so good at dealing with traps, why did you fall victim to the heretics' magic circle attack?"

"That was quite an accident... Believe it or not." Elena pouted. "If you're interested, we can set off immediately. If not, I'll have to think of another way."

“Let me think about it,” Celia said, falling into deep thought.

I came to Star Ash during my vacation, but ended up destroying the temples in both Star Ash and Southland... I feel embarrassed to stay here any longer.

Exploring ancient ruins sounds like a good idea. After the adventure, we can come back and wait for school to start.

However... using a pure magic crystal as a key comes at too high a price.

No matter how she thought about it, Celia couldn't bear to part with it.

Ross chuckled, "You can ask her if you can still take off and use the Pure Magic Crystal after opening the gate to the ruins."

Celia was taken aback, then turned the question to Elena.

Elena thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure, but in the ruins I've been to, the ones that require a specific key to open the door, the key can be used multiple times and can be taken off at any time."

Celia said, "If I go to the ancient ruins, I need to embed a pure magic crystal into my staff. In that case, can it still be used as a key?"

Elena thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "With the size of that keyhole, it's possible. It just needs the energy input of pure magic crystals; it doesn't need to be put in the whole thing."

“That’s good, I can go with you,” Celia said.

Elena immediately beamed with delight: "Really? That's wonderful!"

With that, she stood up. "Let's not delay, let's set off now!"

Celia shook her head: "I don't fight unprepared battles. Give me a few days to make some preparations before I go."

Elena waved her hand: "For trap-solving and puzzle-solving ruins, there's no need for all that complicated preparation."

Celia said, "With sufficient preparation, we can withstand the trap's attack by relying on our strength if we fail to break through it."

"Okay, that works, but don't make it too long, or I'm afraid someone will find out."

"It's okay if they find it. No one else can open it, so don't worry."

"Okay, then I'll go and get ready too."

……

So, over the next few days, Celia spent all 40 gold coins she received, plus what she had saved up, on reshaping her staff, embedding the Pure Magic Crystal into the current staff to replace the original High-Grade Magic Crystal.

Although this pure magic crystal is not as good as the one that was just mined, it is still a pure magic crystal, and its auxiliary performance is much better than that of a high-grade magic crystal.

Celia could tell the difference just by using a single spell.

The power increases by at least 0.5 times!

It also has the ability to reduce mana consumption and speed up spell casting.

It's even possible to store several high-level spells in a pure magic crystal—but this would cause the magic crystal to lose its lifespan, so Celia didn't do it.

Besides reshaping the staff, they also purchased a batch of blank scrolls, specifically making healing, buff, and defense scrolls to deal with situations where traps might be accidentally triggered.

In addition, she bought several bottles of medicine as a backup.

They are all potions that restore magic and energy.

After making some preparations, she quickly ran out of gold coins. When she was finished, she had less than 10 gold coins left, even after selling some scrolls along the way.

Although she was out of money, the reserves made from the gold coins gave her a sense of security.

Soon, the time came to meet Elena.

Celia checked out of the hotel room, used her bracelet to tell Vanessa that she would meet up with Elena outside the city.

"Everything is ready, so let's go!"

I've already updated twice by noon! But the new story might cause me to experience writer's block...

Chapter 214 The mercenary's nose is really sharp!

"Didn't I say that these are minor issues that you can handle by looking into them yourself? Why do you need to ask me? This is the last time. If you ask me again next time unless it's a major problem, I'll tell the city lord to replace you."

On the way to the ancient ruins, Celia was on the phone with the array masters of Southern Border City, expressing her disappointment in them.

"I made all the arrangements before I left. The design drawings were so simple and easy to understand. As long as the general direction is correct, the magic array will be fine. Why do you always like to ask me about the details?"

“Miss Celia is really busy,” Elena said enviously.

Celia was speechless: "That depends on the business. These questions of theirs will only make me furious."

Elena asked curiously, "Can I know what the problem is?"

"For example, they just asked me whether to use bolded or regular patterns when the magic circle passes through alleys, and whether to use standard or special absorption runes for the magic circle nodes..."

"Asking me about trivial details that don't even require thinking is infuriating. This is the last time. If you do it again, I'll really start swearing."

Celia did not hide the fact that she was a formation master. She had vaguely known something about it when she was in Southern City, after all, it was Celia who had taken her to see Lord Punil City.

Elena could sense that Lord Punil's attitude towards Celia was that of someone treating a distinguished guest, much more cautious than when he treated her.

"Are we almost at that ancient ruin?" Celia asked.

Elena tapped her bracelet, seemingly comparing it to a map.

After a moment, she nodded. "We're almost there. We'll be there after we cross two mountains."

Celia sighed, "I should have told you to buy a flying vehicle when we first arrived. Walking is such a waste of time. What should have been a day's journey took us three days."

Elena's ears twitched, and her cheeks flushed slightly: "I've never used a flying machine before, so I don't know how to use it."

"Shouldn't elves be able to fly? I've seen many portraits of elves, and they all have wings."

"Those with wings are elves blessed by the Elf God. Ordinary elves need to reach the fourth rank and learn the spell [Wings of Nature] to have wings."

"Oh, there were requirements too." Celia suddenly realized.

At this moment, they were moving very fast, and although they were walking, they were constantly using magic to speed up their journey.

Of course, it was Elena who used it; Celia hasn't learned any spells for traveling yet, and trying to learn too much at once is counterproductive.

To save money on the flying vehicle, Elena specially learned a nature-based travel spell. In her words, it would allow her to practice spells while traveling and also refine her magic power.

Celia posed a profound question: "Why not buy a magical beast mount and refine your magic power through meditation while traveling?"

Elena fell silent.

After crossing two mountains, the two saw a large flat area in the valley.

There was a pond in the middle of the flat land, surrounded by weeds.

On the flat land, nestled against a mountain, a simple, ancient gate, hidden among vines, appears and disappears.

In addition, the two also saw many tents set up on the flat ground.

Celia looked at Elena: "Is this the ancient ruins you were talking about, the ones no one has ever discovered?"

Elena was also stunned.

After a long pause, she said, "There was no one here last time. Maybe I delayed for too long and other adventurers discovered this place."

Celia nodded, not surprised.

These ruins, which are not too far from major cities, are sure to be discovered by adventurers in a very short time once they appear.

Reporting the discovery of ruins to the Mercenary Guild comes with a substantial reward, making it a popular and worthwhile endeavor.

Because ancient ruins cannot be dealt with by one person alone, you either need to form an elite team or slowly push through them by sheer numbers.

Most mercenary groups are self-aware enough to know that they are not cut out for tackling ancient ruins. Sometimes, when they explore alone, the dangers they encounter will increase exponentially. It's better to share their findings and earn a reward.

Before long, the two arrived outside the camps where various mercenary groups were stationed.

At this time, the place was bustling with people.

The weeds were cleared to create a small main road, with tents set up on one side and a pond on the other.

There were some people fishing by the pond.

Many itinerant vendors have already arrived at this temporary camp to sell daily necessities.

Wheat beer and dry rations are the most popular items here.

Upon entering the camp, the two saw a set up table in an open space, where many mercenaries were drinking.

The sound of their conversation reached the ears of the two men.

"We've arrived at this site too early."

"Yeah, they're already thinking about getting there first and taking the treasure even before the doors are open."

"I wonder when we'll be able to figure out a way to open the door."

"I heard that the Sorcerer's Guild sent people yesterday. They said that the door requires a pure magic crystal to open."

"Pure Magic Crystal?"

"It's a magic crystal that's even more advanced than a high-grade magic crystal. It's very valuable. I heard that the last pure magic crystal sold for five thousand gold coins!"

"So expensive? I think this ruin is deliberately made to look like a pure magic crystal to trick people into getting a pure magic crystal to provide it with magic power."