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After entering the safe path on the right, Agalito walked a few hundred meters forward and, sure enough, saw an open gate.
The gate was made entirely of bronze. Without any spiritual luster, it was an ordinary object. Heavy and ancient, it was engraved with abstract images of running Demon Wolves (though their many legs made them look like spiders), Giants wielding enormous stone clubs and weapons, humans only the size of a Giant's palm, a sun larger than the Giants, and lightning and clouds floating in the sky.
The sun occupied a substantial area at the very top, with straight, radiating lines representing its light. The gaps were packed with patterns characteristic of a bygone era.
The gate opened down the middle, splitting the sun into two symmetrical halves. The section depicting humans was also neatly separated from the side with the Giants and Demon Wolves. The ingenious design contained hints about the history of that time.
This Bronze Gate was remarkably well preserved. In the outside world, it would have been an important cultural relic capable of shaking the archaeological community. Its standing might well have rivaled the Simuwu Ding of the Old Earth Civilization, providing the first material evidence of an ancient epoch's culture. And judging from the carvings, the sun held the supreme position. The Eternal Blazing Sun might turn out to be the greatest winner.
Of course, it was more likely that the moment this object appeared, the major Churches would jointly suppress all news of it, or destroy it on the spot because it lacked the properties of a Sealed Artifact.
Having inherited his main body's fondness for "lost things" and instinct for uncovering them, the split Spirit also developed a keen interest in these carvings. He raised the lamp in his hand