Chapter 315 Opening Two Locks
The power of the Virgin Mary, as described above, is a pure, highly concentrated holy light.
There are many attributes of holy light. Generally speaking, gods who tend to be in the order camp will almost always have the power of this attribute.
Holy light is just a general term for strong energy with a positive and orderly nature.
The external manifestation is the emission of divine light, which is mostly white or white energy mixed with other colors.
But depending on the source of power, the attributes will have different directions.
For example, the Virgin Mary, the punishment attribute of her holy light is actually not strong.
Alka didn't know the details, after all, he had only experienced the power and feeling brought by the Holy Light of the Virgin Mary.
Moreover, these are the research results from some books, and Simon saw them in the great library of the Holy Machine Church.
Only in a church like the Holy Machine Church, which is full of a scholarly atmosphere, would believers do such disrespectful things.
At least in Alka's opinion, this is a good thing.
Although Alka had seen it in the Church of Our Lady, most of the research was about various evil forces.
At the same time, these books also give examples of some other holy lights, but without experiencing Arca personally, it is difficult to tell the difference between them.
Since it is called the power of the Virgin Mary, it must have the attributes of the Virgin Mary.
And in their team, the three Virgin Mary believers who can use the power of the Pure Virgin Mary can do it.
The Xia Dynasty prepared a saint in advance, but the reason she did not become a saint in the end was only because she did not want to, not because she did not meet the requirements.
His faith in the Virgin Mary and his talents are in line with that.
Her father, Andre, is now also a bishop. Although he is in the Home Sea, there may not be much difference in status.
Anyway, Alka had seen Xiadaiti use high concentrations of holy light, but he didn't know what the standard was to achieve the so-called high concentration.
Needless to say, Jason's magic power is of holy light attribute.
The main question is to see if there are any slight changes after the contract with the Crystal Dragon. At least for now, there doesn't seem to be much change.
But he may not be able to concentrate too much holy light energy.
As for Alka, he was able to do this purely by relying on his status as a saint and an islander of Home Island.
However, if he wants to use it, he must go through a series of rituals, similar to a more formal prayer.
And certain sacrifices must be offered.
The sacrifice does not necessarily have to be something bloody, but it must be sincere.
Overall, Alka felt that using the power of the Virgin Mary was not a difficult task for them.
But the second power of life and death is difficult.
At first he thought it was some kind of power at the junction of life and death, but after reading the introduction above he could tell the answer.
This power should come from the special physique possessed by this family, which is also the best insurance measure for the treasure house.
Perhaps it is possible to restore this power through other channels, but Alka believes it will definitely not be easy.
You know, this is a big family.
It's not that easy.
It's a bit difficult.
The third item is a key made of E-steel.
The sum of these three items may seem simple and not rigorous enough, but upon closer inspection they are very reasonable.
Because the family believes in the Virgin Mary, it seems that they can use high-concentration Holy Light energy of the Virgin Mary.
This is already a threshold.
Because there is a standard.
In a world where gods truly exist, people who believe in the Virgin Mary and can use high concentrations of the Virgin Mary's holy light energy must be believers of the Virgin Mary.
Only believers who practice the Virgin Mary's ideas can do this.
This means that the person who uses it will not be from the evil camp.
At least one that is neutral and tends to be orderly and good.
It is not reasonable to let such a person steal or even rob the treasure house.
The second hurdle is the most important.
It can only be opened by using the family's special physique and the so-called power of life and death contained in the physique.
The most reasonable and safest thing.
The third one is a physical object.
A key made of E steel, this physical object may represent the rights of the family patriarch.
Most families like to do this kind of thing.
Looking over these conditions, Alka fell into deep thought.
So far, they have only met the first condition, which is the easiest condition.
Think of this.
Alka put the map away and turned to look at Simon.
Asked: "Simon, have you heard of a material called E steel?"
The person in their team who knows the most about ore must be Simon.
As a mechanic, he wanted to construct various mechanical bodies, so he had to understand almost all known minerals and their structures.
Hearing Alka's question, Simon turned to look at him, then frowned and thought about it.
"I have heard it. Not only have I heard it, I also have it."
"You have?" Alka's eyes lit up.
Simon nodded, raised his palm, and then a container made of transparent glass appeared in his hand.
The container is only as wide and long as the index finger. Inside the cylindrical container floats an irregular ore that is about the size of the little finger nail.
The color of this ore appears silver-gray, and there are sharp tooth-like marks arranged on it.
It has a matte finish in the sun, without any hint of metallic color.
Even though its appearance is a more reflective silver-gray.
"This is E-steel, a very precious steel material. I got it from the Holy Machine Church some time ago, and I spent a lot of money on it.
It is said that this material is not native to the Infinite Sea, but is a special material brought by outsiders from the starry sky. The special steel floating in the starry sky is extremely rare."
After hearing Simon's story, Alka could understand its preciousness.
Clearly, this is very good material.
But given Simon's obsession with machinery and various minerals, he only bought a small piece as a display collection.
That is enough to show how .
You have to know that the speed at which Simon's wealth is consumed is almost the same as Jason's.
If it weren't for Alka's shared dreams that eased his experimental supplies, Simon might have been the first among them to declare bankruptcy and start borrowing money.
If you go to Simon's room on the ship and his own private spot in the manufacturing hall, you can see what he spends his money on.
Some things may not be practical, but are more for collection.
Simon also has a big collecting habit.
Most of them are related to ancient machinery and ores and minerals.
He is willing to spend a lot of money, even to be ripped off.
Alka reached out and took it.
"Be careful."
Listening to Simon's instructions, Alka nodded, raised his head gently, and looked at it carefully.
Touched the container made of transparent glass outside.
The turtle, along with the container, is a magical item made of spell materials.
It was a container that even Matlisa was reluctant to buy more of, and it was usually only used to hold very expensive liquids.
About 40 gold sails for such a small container.
It is constructed with various protective spells such as sealing demons, taking everything into consideration, and keeping confidentiality.
Even with time slowdown.
This is definitely a luxury item.
I really can’t bear to do that.
Although Alka was complaining, he still looked at the minerals seriously.
It's ok now.
Maybe the probability of having the key is even lower.
But I couldn't help but ask, "How much is this little worth?"
Hearing Alka asking about the price, Simon became obviously interested. He gently took the transparent glass tube container from Alka's hand and said in a boastful manner.
"This is just a small amount, 120 gold sails, and there is no one in demand."
Hearing the price, Alka shut his mouth silently.
My mind began to recall the size of the hole in the key.
According to a rough estimate, minerals the size of a fingernail may have to be multiplied by 70 to 100 times.
Hiss~
Don't think too much.
Alka silently pushed the thought out of his mind.
"well!"
He sighed heavily and leaned against the edge of the Feiyan ship again.
"What's wrong? Are the conditions for opening the gate related to this mineral?" Xia Dai asked next to him.
Alka nodded.
"You have seen the keyhole in the middle of the gate before, right? It requires a key made of E steel to open it."
"Hiss~"
Hearing this, everyone who had looked through the keyhole gasped.
They had just heard the price of this thing.
Such a large key is made from such ore.
They couldn't even imagine how expensive it was, and it made them a little scared.
It’s worth half the treasure price.
Although they have a lot of treasures, you can't ask them to sell them.
"How about... let's just give up?" Jason suggested from the side.
Although he is the one who needs the most money in the team, he has not lost his mind.
Although the treasure in the treasury was estimated to be large, the cost they paid in the early stages was not enough to pay for it.
Not to mention that there may not really be that many, and they have no way of guaranteeing whether someone will get there first.
For example, a member who was once eliminated from the family. These people have much more advantages than them and are more likely to have already opened the treasury and swept away all the property inside.
Not to mention it's been decades.
These people are not immortal and don't have much concept of time.
"Do you need a key made of Egang?" Simon asked with a frown in confusion.
Alka nodded.
"So what specific structure of the E-steel is needed? The material of the E-steel? Or the metal surface of the E-steel? Or its unique characteristics?"
Hearing Simon's question, Alka shook his head.
He doesn't know these.
"Not sure? Well, we can't be so pessimistic." Simon said as if he had thought of something.
Then he raised his right hand, the treasure's index finger flickered slightly, and a key made of metal appeared in his palm.
Then he picked up the container containing the Egang crushed ore with his left hand and gently opened it, took out the ore inside, and pinched it between his left index finger and thumb.
The treasure lightly tapped with its index finger, and a faint light could be seen lingering on the treasure's index finger.
Then the little bit of light illuminated the key made of iron ore.
In an instant, the ordinary black iron key turned into a material that seemed to be exactly the same as E steel.
"You can... you can change the material of minerals?"
Alka said in surprise.
If it really works and turns into gold directly, then you will become rich.
Simon shook his head: "This is not permanent, it is a simulated change that requires a constant supply of magic power.
The so-called enhancement of the power and various properties of mechanical structures is due to the ability to replace their materials with better ones.
It can even be directly upgraded to a material that you don’t know about, making it more powerful and showing a stronger effect.”
Simon directly stated the nature of his treasure.
Speaking of which, Alka has never really found out about it.
"Then how similar is this imitation..."
“It’s close to 100%, but it will never be 100%. There will always be some differences. After all, it’s just imitation.”
Hearing Simon's words, Alka nodded, he could understand.
"Try?"
"Try."
As they spoke, the two of them immediately crawled through the previous gap again.
Pororo followed closely behind.
The rest of the people just need to stand on guard and wait.
Soon the three of them arrived at the gate of the treasure house.
They had just tried it, and if they used an ordinary iron key, they couldn't even insert it into the keyhole.
Two possibilities.
One that requires unlocking one level at a time before the keyhole can be inserted.
The second type requires the correct key to be inserted through the hole.
"Let me try the first lock first to see if I can achieve it."
Alka said, gently placing his hand on the outermost groove.
A large amount of holy light began to gather from his hands and poured into the groove.
The holy light flowed along the grooves to both sides and soon connected together.
The light was imprinted on it, and then dense golden stripes began to spread around along the grooves.
The light remained even after Alka let it go.
However, the streaks of light stopped outside the second ring.
"Well, it seems that the requirements for concentrated holy light are not high."
This means they have met the requirements for the first lock.
"It's my turn now."
Simon said as he walked over with a ball of condensed liquid, then placed the treasure's index finger on the keyhole, gently sensing the position of the entire lock.
He had already scanned it before, and now he was just in case.
Then the liquid metal in his hand began to solidify.
It turned into a strange key with all kinds of weird bumps on the front. It looked more like a mechanical prop than a key.
Looking at the key in his hand, Simon nodded with satisfaction.
Repeat the above process again and change the key into a material that simulates E-steel.
Gently push it into the keyhole.
This time, it was extremely easy to push, without any hindrance, and the entire key was pushed completely into the keyhole.
Then, light silver-gray energy spread outward from the keyhole, spreading out in stripes that were exactly the same as the golden stripes.
"It's possible. We can do it." Simon said with a smile.
The three of them watched the stripes spread upwards, and this time unfortunately they also stopped on the second ring.
They already have the keys to the first and third locks, and now all they need is the key to the second lock, which is the most difficult to obtain.
According to the information on the treasure, one must possess the power of life and death, which comes from the family's special physique.
Alka either has to find out and then simulate it.
Or we have to find the existing living members of the Nafas family.
It's not that it doesn't exist. As long as Alka is willing to spend a little time and effort, he will definitely be able to find it.
If he's lucky.
According to the information he had previously collected about the Nafas family, he could find it out from the archives.
When the church members at that time were looking for the reason why the Nafas family was exterminated, they deliberately looked for many key members of the family lineage who had been eliminated by the Naqi family.
Many family members even have the blood of the main line and are members of the main line.
I just quit because of different ideas and styles of doing things.
It was only a few decades ago that the Nafas family was exterminated.
At that time, members might not even be able to die, let alone have children.
By then, Alka will definitely be found in the church archives.
Thinking of this, Alka nodded and took the two of them back upstairs.
He quickly returned to the boat and told everyone what was happening below.
"That means that now we are only one lock away from opening the treasure house, and you already have a clue about the last lock."
Listening to Xiadaiti's words, Alka nodded.
"That's right, but we definitely can't get it now. We have to go back to the Twin Islands to get some information."
Hearing this, Lucilia frowned and said, "That's a big loss. You know, we spent more than 100 days and nights to find Ze Hai."
If I leave now, the time wasted going back and forth might be a whole year.
Alka nodded and said, “So, I decided not to go back for this reason.
We will go directly back to the beach, back to the Voice of the Dawn, and then go to this location."
As he spoke, Alka opened the map and pointed to the area near the edge on the other side of the Land of Spirits.
"There must be something more valuable here, otherwise you wouldn't have gone there."
Alka smiled and nodded: "The smell of treasures here is almost making me faint."
Listening to Alka's joke, everyone smiled and nodded, without any objection.
If there was one thing they had learned on the ship, it was not to challenge any destination Alka decided on.
Even if he didn't tell you what was there.
You just need to know the past and then look for it, and you will definitely gain something, which will be countless times more than the process.
This time is no exception.
And one can also judge the value of this thing from Alka's description of the taste of the treasure.
According to Alka's joking description just now, it is basically certain that they all have to start with treasures.
This is beyond doubt.
Although all of them have obtained treasures, there is a world of difference between one treasure and two treasures.
Even if this treasure is not suitable for each of them, it can be sold or even traded, and various conditions can be reached for exchange.
No one or any force would think that having too many treasures is too much.
Treasures are the hardest currency in this world, the most supreme thing that can be used anywhere.
