East of the Oasis City-State lay a lake formed by spring water.
It covered only the area of seven or eight football fields, but because of the terrain, the lake was extraordinarily deep.
Following the Grand Elder's directions, Link came to the lakeshore alone.
He had no way to tell whether the place the Grand Elder had finally revealed was real.
Link had originally planned to use Soul Magic at the end to extract the Grand Elder's memories directly.
To his surprise, the memories he extracted contained no information whatsoever about that superweapon.
Link was startled. Even with his current strength, he could not tell what method had been used. A chill ran through him. Who could possess such an ability? Had a Deity arranged this?
The possibility left Link uneasy. If a Deity truly was involved, things would become extremely troublesome.
But those few clues were not enough to make Link retreat. He came to the small lake anyway.
According to the Grand Elder, the superweapon was kept in a secret space at the bottom of the lake.
Link's expression was grave as he studied the modest-sized lake, trying to locate that space beneath it.
To his surprise, he could not see the lakebed clearly. Several areas appeared as shadows he could not probe.
"Just as I thought!" Link had expected this. From the moment he failed to read the relevant memories in the Grand Elder's soul, he had been certain a Deity had left something behind here as well.
"Should I go down?" Link murmured. It was a question, but as a clone, he had no choice.
With a splash, Link plunged into the lake and sank toward the bottom as fast as he could.
In the blink of an eye, the surface grew still, and everything returned