Magma Heart,
Li Si felt the faint warmth lingering on the silver ring in his hand, and his heart stirred slightly.
The silver ring now lay quietly in Li Si's palm, like a secret treasure dredged up from the depths of a sea of stars.
It was not the glaring kind of bright silver, but carried the hazy texture of time's accumulation, as though it had been caressed over and over by a thousand years of moonlight.
Spiral patterns were engraved across the ring's surface. Under the light, they refracted brilliant rainbow hues, like radiance imprisoned within the metal was awakening.
A closer look revealed that those spiral patterns were actually formed from countless interwoven miniature runes. Dark golden inlays that had not yet been completely worn away remained at certain corners.
To be honest, before attempting to enter the magma pool at the core of Magma Heart, he had already prepared himself to come away empty-handed.
After all, Mattias had been gone for many years.
The Dwarf Race had controlled Magma Heart for all these years without discovering this Ring of Magic, which meant finding it was no easy task.
Although Li Si had the Copper Ring of Samekhahar Mattias had left behind as a clue, unexpected complications could still arise.
For example, some trial Mattias had left behind.
An opportunity like this was exceedingly rare, and Li Si was not sure whether he would have another similar chance in the future.
Yet the entire process had gone so smoothly that it exceeded Li Si's expectations.
Then again, Li Si had expended quite a bit of effort to obtain this Ring of Magic.
As a human, entering Magma Heart, the holy land of the Dwarf Race, had already been extremely difficult.
Taking this Ring of Magic right in front