The few people parted ways, and at this moment, Albedo was still in the Starying Cave, searching hard for Ying and Paimon.
"Did I make a mistake?"
As dusk falls, the originally dim Longji Snow Mountain becomes even colder.
Albedo stood on the top of the cave and looked down. He could only see the ruins below and the abyss-like distance covered by clouds and snow. Here, the full moon in the sky seemed to be cooler than elsewhere.
The soles of his shoes hurriedly stepped on a few small blue flowers on the grass.
The main reason why this cave is called Xingying Cave is because these small blue flowers bloom silently on the snow, just like the stars in the starry sky.
"Where will they go?"
Abedo took a broken sword that he had picked up, swept away a piece of ice in front of him, and searched down the cave.
In areas of the cave that are not blocked by ice, you can still see some ruins engraved with mysterious runes.
No one has reached here for a long time. Even Albedo, who explores the snow-capped mountains, will not go so deep into the Starying Cave.
The chalk boy came to a door that resembled a secret room. Next to the stone door was a stone slab with movable plates on it.
There was no other way around, Abedo stood in front of the door, thinking.
"This is a thirty-six-square grid. You need to piece together a complete pattern to unlock the mechanism..."
Abedo saw what kind of mechanism this was at a glance. After looking around and confirming that there was indeed no way out, he immediately started moving the stone slabs above.
Anyone who has played Jiugongge knows that you need to find a real clue to freeze the frame, and use it as the center to extrapolate outwards.
The complexity of the thirty-six palace grid is several times higher, including a larger number of multiple changes. Once the judgment is wrong, you will fall into a dilemma or even lead to an insoluble dead end.
"The person who invented these thirty-six squares is a master of mechanisms."
Abedo fell into deep thought, thinking about how to unlock the mechanism in front of him.
Having lived in the snowy mountains for a long time, he has become accustomed to solving various puzzles.
With every cell in his brain running rapidly, Albedo kept moving the stone slab with his hands.
"Just move the last piece to the upper right corner...and you're done."
The door to the secret room opened toward the inside, and a warmth that was different from the snow-capped mountains came out.
Looking inside from the entrance, I didn't see any monsters.
Abedo threw a handful of stones into the secret room. After receiving no response, he carefully avoided the small circular altar in the center and entered the secret room.
The secret room was narrow and dark. Although he knew that Ying and Paimon could not be inside, Abedo, who was full of curiosity, took out the fire stick, lit the fire on the side, and carefully observed the paintings on the wall of the secret room.
The three walls were covered with designs using gold and silver foil, color powder, eggshells, and other materials he couldn't identify.
The theme of the mural is the scene of human beings receiving guidance from divine messengers.
The tall human figure with a halo and wings on the left side of the upper half is the divine envoy, the slightly smaller human figure wearing a crown on the right side is a human priest, there is also a human figure wearing a white hat, and the small and simple ones in the lower middle The humanoids should be ordinary civilians.
The angel holds two obliquely superimposed Celtic triangles in his hands, symbolizing knowledge and wealth.
The lower half is an island wrapped in golden light, moving directly above the mountain. Countless people are carrying supplies to a certain place under the guidance of the priest. The text next to it is the instruction of the divine messenger to mankind: "You must learn from your own experience, be quiet, and listen."
The third painting is unfinished, only half-painted, and it can be vaguely seen as a portrait of a snow-white tree branch.
"There was a time when people on earth could hear revelations from the Sky Island directly. God's messengers walked among the ignorant."
At the bottom of the third mural, there are lines of small words.
"At that time, the breath of all things gradually weakened, and the earth was frozen forever."
“Later there was an era when the eternal freeze began to thaw, fires began to burn, and people once again listened to God’s teachings. Until later, someone asked God, will such a beautiful era one day come to an end?”
"God didn't respond..."
Abedo read on, era after era, and then into permafrost, like... a reincarnation.
Birth to destruction, destruction to new life, and then death...
"What's this?"
Abedo stroked the stone wall in shock. He also knew Fendenir's story, but there were still many vague parts. At this moment, these murals seemed to be telling a truth.
"The ancient silver tree... transcends distance and time, connecting everything in the world. It is the end of the earth's veins, and as for the roots deep in the earth..."
Abedo looked at the words on the murals eagerly, having long forgotten that his purpose was to find the reckless Ying. Now, it seemed that he only saw these murals.
"They are protected by such powerful ancient trees and their technology is so advanced. Why did the Kingdom of Snow fall?"
Abedo sorted out the information he had just collected and the information he had found in his mind.
Even so, can't you escape the fate of destruction?
"The same death as Munata led by the tyrant...the same death, but in a different way..."
Abedo felt that he had grasped some inspiration, his eyes showed no wavering, just like a scholar, looking at all issues with a rigorous attitude.
A beautiful and prosperous country was abandoned because it did not believe in God.
And Munata has a god...
"To find the answer to the truth, more research is needed..."
Abedo stood up, imprinted several murals into his mind, and prepared to leave.
"Boom!"
There was a loud noise, and the stone door suddenly closed, startling Albedo. A mechanical twisting sound sounded, and a deep and long tunnel appeared behind Albedo. The surrounding walls were inlaid with slightly shiny star silver ore, which illuminated the the way.
He pushed the stone door tentatively.
Not moving at all.
Abedo stood there for a while.
Maybe there is an exit at the end of the tunnel.
Thinking like this, the young boy had no choice but to wind his way down the stone stairs.
After reaching the end of the stone staircase, there is an upward gentle slope, and a trace of blood-red light shines in through the hole.
Abedo lowered his head to avoid touching the top of the low entrance, and carefully got out.
There is a piece of ice and snow in front of you. Looking back, you see a towering tree. The trunk is like the most brilliant red crystal, shining with dazzling light. On the treetop are red flowers in the shape of butterflies, which are also very dazzling under the night.
And behind him was the tree hole that had just been drilled out.
"It turns out that this is a secret passage connecting the ancient tree and Xingying Cave."
Abedo was just about to leave when he noticed a sleeping Qiuqiu Frost Armor King not far from the ancient tree. The ice armor on his body was thicker than the frost-armored Qiuqiu King he had seen before, reflecting the color of the blue ice. .
"hiss…"
Abedo quietly moved his steps. The relic heavy machine just now had caused him to lose his dagger, and if he woke up this frost-armored Qiuqiu King who was obviously more powerful than the relic heavy machine...
Abedo moved slowly against the roots of the honeysuckle tree, but the sound of the friction between the soles of his shoes and the snow, as well as the sound of just getting out of the tree hole, had already woken up the huge frost-armored King of Qiuqiu.
Sensing the intruder, King Qiuqiu Frost Armor suddenly opened his ice-blue eyes, with a sharp and cold aura, and looked at the embarrassed Albedo.
"How about...you continue to sleep?"
