Chapter 570: Burying something under the altar? Is this a cliché?
It was late at night and most of the people at the party had left.
The only people left here are some upright gentlemen who keep themselves clean, fools who cannot see through the truth of the world, ugly people who are ignored because of their bad looks, or middle-aged uncles who are too old and cannot bear it and lack the energy to last a day and a night.
These people all have one thing in common, which is that they really enjoy the party because those who don’t like it have already gone home to sleep.
Kira is not any of the people mentioned above. Although he is a gentleman and likes parties, his purpose of staying here is not because of this party. In fact, his real purpose is a bit dishonorable.
Tonight, he wants to explore the altar!
The night was getting colder, and the only thing that brought warmth was the flickering bonfire among the firewood.
Someone snored loudly like thunder, which echoed continuously and rhythmically in this wide, old square. It made these people who "used the sky as blanket and the ground as bed" frown in their sleep, and their originally calm hearts became restless.
But they didn't wake up.
After a day of hard work and a night of partying, coupled with drinking, even if you call the harpy and ask him to use sleep magic, it can guarantee that this group of people will sleep until tomorrow. (＊Here the harpy uses sleep magic, which has the opposite effect)
A figure quietly climbed onto the sacrificial platform. It was Kira.
"The magic is quite strong."
After taking a feel of the surrounding situation, Kira walked straight forward.
The altar was very empty, with nothing on it. The animals used for sacrifice had been carried away and eaten at the banquet just now. Now, all that was left was the blood-red magic circle that had not yet dried, and the lonely thick stone pillar that was inserted in the center of the magic circle.
The stone pillar is unusual. Its material looks like obsidian, and it is carved with strange textures and unfamiliar magical characters. It is covered with dust, and you can tell at a glance that it is very old. I don't know if it is because they think it is disrespectful to God, so the people in the town don't clean it regularly.
But Kira's focus was not on the stone pillar, but on the magic circle under his feet.
"What an ancient magic text! If I weren't a wizard who loves to learn, I might not be able to recognize it... Let me see what's written on it."
Three minutes later...
Kira stood up from the ground and looked at the magic circle on the ground and fell into deep thought.
This magic circle probably works locally to ensure that the town will not be affected by severe weather such as heavy snow, heavy rain, and drought. The previous ceremony was used to absorb the magic power in the air to maintain the normal operation of the magic circle. Everything makes sense, and it is perfect. However...
"There is no mention of sacrifice..."
Suddenly, an outrageous idea full of loopholes popped up in my mind: "Could it be that it was just an excuse to hold a party??!"
Kira was shocked to realize that he had discovered the truth, and then shook his head, "No, no... it must be that the original intention was changed in the inheritance of history! It must be like this!!"
Just as Kira was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly stopped. On a whim, the thought of "Should I try to sense this altar" popped up in his mind involuntarily, and then he couldn't stop.
"Since we're here, there's no harm in trying to sense it, right? Isn't it normal for a passing justice wizard to investigate this suspicious altar?"
The spirit of adventure is at work.
"Magic Perception!!"
The vast magical power spread outward along Kira's mental power with himself as the center, and soon covered the ancient ruins before his eyes. Whether it was the citizens who were sleeping soundly below, the extinguished bonfires, or the food that had not been eaten in time, every move was shrouded in the giant net formed by Kira's magic.
"Let me see, this altar... is indeed something fishy!"
Kira couldn't help but let out a smug smile.
The intuition is right!
The magic power absorbed through sacrifice is transported deep underground, which happens to be located in a position similar to the core of the earth vein. Although it is only a tributary in terms of distribution, it is enough to affect the entire town, as well as the areas of several surrounding mountains.
And there really is something under this magic circle. Although it doesn’t seem to be a living thing from a sensory perspective, it is still very suspicious!
You know, even a pig can turn into a magical beast if it is infected by magic for many years. The things inside it have been baptized by magic for who knows how many years. Although the frequency is not high, only once a year, it is hard to say that it will not turn into a monster or a demon.
The novel is right!
Things like prayers and altars often have an unknown existence lurking underneath. This is a setting that will never be out of use in any work!
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the legendary 'God of Agriculture', or something related to it!"
Kira, who has hundreds of novels and film and television experience, soon became confused. "But... how long ago was that? Is it possible for ordinary things to be left here for so long? I heard that this festival has been passed down for at least hundreds of years. Let alone the relics of the 'God of Agriculture', even if it is the 'God of Agriculture' himself, his bones would have turned to ashes long ago, right?"
Dig up the ground and dig that thing out from underground? If we do that, it will probably cause damage to the terrain here, and the noise that will be caused...
Kira stole a glance at the citizens who were sleeping soundly in the distance and quickly dismissed the idea.
For these citizens, the altar of the "Agricultural Festival" should be regarded as their cultural heritage , so it is better not to destroy it.
Then we can only use the second method!
Kira's magic power was like a thick octopus tentacle, powerfully penetrating thousands of meters underground and accurately capturing the final location of the magic flow. Then he waved his hand and the magic was activated.
"Space teleportation!"
It's not about teleporting yourself underground, but about teleporting things from underground up.
BANG!!
With a slight sound, a rusty rectangular black iron box appeared out of thin air in Kira's hand.
"That's it!"
Sensing the flow of magic in the air, Kira's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he couldn't help but want to open them.
However, due to being buried underground for many years and being made of special materials, the iron box had long been rusted and could not be opened. In addition, there was a solid magic seal on it, which eliminated the possibility of it being easily opened.
Kira looked at the box in his hand, hesitant: No matter what, sneaking into someone else's house, eating and drinking a big meal for free, and then opening the object of someone else's sacrifice without permission... It would be too disrespectful to tell anyone about this!
"What if once the box is opened, an evil god jumps out to destroy the world?"
There was a time when General Hong opened the seal and released 108 evil demons. If things really develop in that direction, wouldn't I be compared with that kind of person in the future?
"It's not right... It's really not right... My reputation must not be ruined here!"
But... now that I have the blind box, wouldn’t it be a bit unreasonable not to open it and take a look?
After thinking for a long time, Kira gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Let's do it!"
boom!
With a low sound of wind, a cluster of white flames appeared at Kira's fingertips. He slowly pushed the fireball towards the iron box. Under the extremely high temperature, any magic seal was not much stronger than paper and was instantly turned to ashes. Kira easily broke through its magic shield, and then poked it hard, melting the shackles of the box into iron liquid.
“It’s open!”
As Kira slowly opened the blind box, the things that had been stored inside for who knows how long finally saw the light of day.
There was no black gas escaping as in the old stories, and it was obvious that there was no evil god sealed inside; nor was there the expected stench or poisonous gas, and even though it had been sealed for a thousand years, the things had not been oxidized the moment they came into contact with the outside world, but had remained intact in their original state.
"A notebook?"
The moment Kira saw what was inside, he was stunned.
Is it such a simple thing? Why should it be kept so secret?
