After fleeing forward for a while and seeing no trace of the swarm of Magic Insect, Reilo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He opened the person's Space Box with practiced ease.
"Huh?"
The scroll exudes a faint, holy glow, and carries the familiar scent of Moon Crystal Stone.
Divine Decree!
These Divine Decree seem to require the power of the Moon Crystal Stone to bring their consciousness to the temple, becoming the highest instructions that Cleric and believers rush to complete.
For some fanatical believers, fulfilling Divine Decree is even more important than their own lives!
Continuing forward, Reilo took out the Divine Decree and began to read it.
The Divine Decree was very simple, consisting of only one sentence.
"Prevent the Guyue Family from reaching the fifth floor and obtaining the Sun and Moon Magic Eye."
The Sun and Moon Magic Eye?
Could it be referring to the central demonic eye of this Magic Eye Pyramid?
If that's true, then this Magic Eye Pyramid has five levels?
Putting away the Divine Decree, Reilo looked at the Space Box again.
The remaining items were not particularly noteworthy, especially after Reilo acquired the Prince Ling's spatial ring, which significantly broadened his horizons, making minor gains less noticeable.
Half an hourglass time later.
"Is this the entrance to the higher levels?"
Reilo looked up at the sky.
The gray clouds formed a huge vortex, and a pale yellow Light Pillar descended from the center of the vortex. The Light Pillar was about five meters in diameter and fell silently to the ground.
Reilo controlled the Blood Raven, flying towards the Light Pillar.
Buzz...
The Blood Raven that flew into the Light Pillar was involuntarily sucked into the cloud vortex.
A moment later.
After barely managing to see many ruins through the Blood Raven's vision, Reilo lost control of the Blood Raven, clearly indicating that there was considerable interference and obstruction between different pyramid levels.
Having confirmed that there was no danger of an ambush above, Reilo calmly stepped into the Light Pillar.
My body gradually began to float.
"That familiar feeling!"
Reilo discovered!
The power contained within that Light Pillar was none other than the Moon Tide Force that he had been pursuing!
It seems that the Gulan Civilization was able to precisely control this power through the Magic Eye Pyramid, which served as an elevator within the Magic Eye Pyramid, as early as ten thousand years ago.
What is the mystery?
As Reilo's body gradually disappeared into the cloud vortex, the space outside the Light Pillar turned into darkness. After a while, the surrounding scenery was replaced by ancient ruins.
The endless ruins still faintly reveal glimpses of what were once towering buildings.
This place seems to be the Ancient Demon Realm...
Or rather, the living area of the Quranic people.
"Could it be that the first level of space was not only the digestive system and energy supply center of the Magic Eye Pyramid, but also the sewer and garbage treatment plant of the residential area on the second level, and an internal energy circulation and supply device?"
Using human thinking, Reilo speculated on the design and structure of the Magic Eye Pyramid.
Beneath their feet was a massive altar, but it was not a human energy rune altar; rather, it was a Matrix Altar, like a mirror, merely reflecting the Moon Tide Force within the pyramid.
"Huh?"
Reilo discovered.
Just a few meters away, many more black tentacles appeared.
However, these tentacles behaved in a completely different way than those in the first layer of space. They were actually moving the fallen brick fragments back to their original positions, trying to restore the building, but the speed was too slow, or rather, the number of these tentacles was too small and the power was too weak.
Reilo stood still, carefully observing the movements of these black-bearded creatures.
"These black tendrils, for this Magic Eye Pyramid, do not seem to be the absorption system of the small intestine villi, but rather the most basic cellular units, maintaining the original structural framework within the pyramid. It's just that because the Gulan Civilization has vanished, the energy supply inside the pyramid is far from sufficient to sustain the operation of these black tendrils."
hiss...
"These Qurans seem to be shaping the Magic Eye Pyramid into some kind of life form! Like the memory metal repair system for the weapons of the Furnace Fortress, only those weapons are far too insignificant compared to the Magic Eye Pyramid."
Reilo then used a scalpel to cut off another tentacle, observing the tentacle jumping around erratically in the glass container.
"Symptoms of pain?"
Not long after.
Like the tentacles on the first layer, this tentacle transformed into a cloud of black mist.
After thinking for a moment, Reilo opened the glass container.
After the black mist was released, it naturally drifted towards the altar where the moonlight reflected. Under Reilo's gaze, the black mist transformed back into black tentacles, burrowed into the ground, and disappeared.
A thoughtful expression.
Reilo took out a magnifying glass, lay down on the ground, and began to study this moonlight refraction altar.
"The power of the Mathematical Foundation..."
He pondered for a moment.
Although Reilo was not a scholar of Natural Law, his year at the academy had given Reilo a basic understanding of the Mathematical Foundation.
Taking out a piece of white chalk, Reilo immediately wrote down mathematical formulas and began to calculate.
Such calculations are child's play for scholars of Natural Law, but for Reilo, they represent the limit at this stage.
Buzz.
Just then...
The altar rippled, and in the moonlight, a young male and female Fighter appeared on the Matrix Altar, looking at the mysterious mage before them with surprise and wariness.
"Don't step on my formula!"
Reilo somewhat regretted not having calculated the formulas in the draft of his journal.
"Mr. X?"
Reilo realized that the young male Fighter was actually Mitina's brother.
"Well..."
Reilo said, "Wait a moment."
After about a tenth of the hourglass had passed, Reilo finally stood up from the ground.
"In other words, these Moon Tide Force originate from an energy point 4,500 meters away from the hypotenuse?"
Reilo took a deep breath.
Compared to the splendor created by this ancient civilization ten thousand years ago, the so-called High Tower Research Institute of the Human Kingdom is nothing more than a child's toy, still in a rather immature stage.
The ancient humans of Aurora were actually able to defeat a civilization of this caliber...
Reilo increasingly felt that humans might indeed not be the creatures of this world, as described in the hallucinations during the Star Core!
Humans are extraterrestrial beings who accidentally ended up on this world!
Because the fusion with the Star Core was almost a dreamlike state, although Reilo remembered the event and even had some vague impressions at the time, he couldn't recall the specific details when he tried to think about it again. He only remembered a general outline, and Reilo even doubted whether he had really had such a dream.
Did people in ancient times yearn to leave this world?
One group of ancient people began to plunder extensively, resorting to any means necessary, while another group began to oppose them. Subsequently, due to an unexpected event, the opposition won.
"Perhaps Aurora's power stems not only from the Creator of Light, but also from the remnants of alien civilization's technology?"
Although I have never been to the Great Empire of Light of Aurora, it is not difficult to see from some of the cultural works of the duchy that, in the eyes of the Great Empire of Light of Aurora, many duchies are just barren, remote and wild regions. Even the spread of the Faith of Light is seen as an act of enlightenment and grace to the Barbarians here, which is a kind of condescending and disdainful attitude.
The two Fighter, of course, had no idea of the wild speculation in Reilo's mind.
The two looked at the dense mathematical formulas and symbols on the altar with admiration; these formulas were far too complex and mysterious for them.
"Mr. X, we plan to explore the second floor. According to our family records, it is the safest place in this Eye of the World, and we can find a large number of relics from ancient civilizations. Some of these items can be sold to the six academies for unexpected profits. What about you?"
It's not just the Guyue Family that has various detailed records about the Magic Eye Pyramid summoned through sacrifice.
The noble families of the Morsi Duchy, due to their long-term cooperation with the Gulan family, also possess some unknown records of their explorations.
For example, the Magic Eye Pyramid, which was summoned by the Guyue Family more than a hundred years ago, requires that only level 0 magic apprentices and Apprentice knights can enter, and there are corresponding records for that.
"Uh, let's just wander around together."
Based on a rough assessment, this area should be the living area of the Gulan people, not the location of Reilo's target.
But since we're here, it's good to do a little research on this ancient civilization. The living quarters often provide a more direct view of the original features of this ancient civilization.
"Would Mr. X like to come with us? That would be wonderful!"
The three of them began to wander around the vast second-floor space.
Just as the two had said, there were many ancient relics in this space, but most of them were just everyday items.
"Mr. X, what is this?"
In the ruins, inside a dilapidated hut, Misa found many sturdy leaves that showed no signs of decay even after ten thousand years.
"Probably... ancient coins?"
Reilo didn't have a deep understanding of archaeology. At the moment, he was studying something that looked like a Crystal Lamp, but it was too decayed to know what function it had ten thousand years ago.
Over tens of thousands of years, most of the remnants of ancient civilizations have decayed, and only archaeologists regard them as treasures.
Seven hourglasses have passed.
I've been in this space for a day now.
The three took a break during the break. Mise and the female Fighter seemed to have made quite a haul, and Reilo also collected some souvenirs.
now.
The three were walking through one of the few intact buildings on the second floor.
The fact that this castle remained intact amidst ruins suggests it must have been an important functional building in this space, which is why it was prioritized for restoration and preservation by those black tentacles.
"Hey, these murals are quite interesting!"
Reilo was drawn to the colorful stone carvings and murals in the castle corridor.
The creatures depicted in these murals are mushroom-shaped, each with an eye on top and many soft tentacles on its body.
"Is this what the Quran look like? How interesting!"
Some of these murals celebrate the beautiful life of the Gulan Civilization.
There are scenes of whips being wielded to drive slaves to build pyramids; there are extinct Cyclops and shrub giants; and there are also Dwarves, Gnomes, werewolves, goat-headed people, and minotaurs that can still be seen today...
There are also scenes of Elves leader and tens of thousands of elven Elves prostrating themselves on the ground.
Countless Elves plucked out their own eyes, piling them like small mountains in a huge vessel, which the Elves King held aloft as a sacrifice to the high and mighty ancient Lann.
There are also grand scenes of the Quran standing atop the Magic Eye Pyramid, battling monsters of a different form.
These monsters include bizarre puppet dolls and stitched-together corpses...
" Blood Demon?"
Reilo recognized these bizarre monsters at a glance as Blood Demon from the Night's Veil Land!
The three of them carefully examined each mural.
The group stopped in front of the last mural.
"Humans???"
Misa exclaimed in astonishment.
The human figures in the murals are truly grotesque and terrifying, resembling demons.
Tens of thousands of humans, leading numerous other races, are engaged in a massive war against the Gulan Civilization.
In one corner of the sky depicted in the mural, a giant flying device appears to be bombarding the Quranic people who are defending the pyramids on the ground, creating a scene with a fantastical and mythical feel.