readytorunbook Chapter 618 He Won't Hesitate
Chapter 618 He Won't Hesitate
Jade interjected, "I read in the book that the city of Gül was destroyed by fire and the wrath of the spirits."
Asarig sighed and pointed to the signs of destruction around him. "These signs are clearly signs of human sabotage. It is more likely that there was a rebellion or war here, but whether it was done by humans or by the spirits of the town is unknown."
While the others were chatting, Belial stood in front of the mechanism that blew air in the corner, placed his hand on the mechanism, closed his eyes, and quietly sensed the rhythm inside.
Only after the yellow sand on the large structure had been cleared away by the rock element clone did it withdraw its palm and slowly walk back to Xu Ning's side.
"How about it?"
Xu Ning seemed to know what Belial was doing and asked directly.
Belial said slowly, "I have never come into contact with the life form of Zhenling, so I cannot guarantee whether the thing inside is it. But what I can say for sure is that the thing inside is the same type as the thing inside the core of the Yuan Energy Mechanism."
Belial's discovery puzzled Xu Ning.
What kind of mother would let her child become a slave to machines?
However, this is not the time to think about this question.
The mechanism in the center of the temple was fully revealed, but there was no reaction whatsoever.
"Uh, it seems there's no response. Is it because the children weren't made to cry that the mechanism couldn't be activated?"
Asarig gave Jade a strange look. "Little cacophony, what are you talking about, child? It's normal that it hasn't started yet."
“I’ve read some records related to this place. Actually, people came here before us. It’s said that neither violent mercenaries nor the owners of artificial evil eyes could activate this mechanism…”
Xu Ning's heart skipped a beat, "An artificial evil eye?"
Xu Ning and Belier exchanged a glance, both remaining silent as they continued listening to Asarig speak, neither asking a single question about the word he had just used.
However, they all harbored a doubt in their hearts.
Whether the records Asarig claimed to have seen were found in the documents held by Adelfi or obtained from what he called "his own social circle," at least one of Asarig and Adelfi had direct or indirect contact with the Fools of Winter.
"...However, I think you seem to be able to use a very strange method to manipulate elemental power, Xu Ning. Perhaps if you come into contact with this mechanism, it will have some unexpected effects."
After Asarig finished expressing his opinion, it turned out he wanted Xu Ning to give it a try.
Jade glanced at Xu Ning and encouraged him, "It's okay, Belial and I are right here beside you. If there's any danger, I'll definitely rescue Belial immediately, and Brother Asarig will rescue you too."
Xu Ning nodded.
Thank you, but I wasn't moved at all.
Xu Ning walked to the front of the tower-shaped mechanism, stretched out his hand, and gently placed it on the cold stone wall.
A barely perceptible vibration came, then grew louder and louder...
In a daze, Xu Ning seemed to see a giant hand suddenly wiping away a patch of yellow sand from the ground, just like cleaning a spot on a dusty table.
Then, with his finger, he drew nine lines vertically and nine lines horizontally on the ground, outlining an eight-by-eight square.
Xu Ning recognized that this square array of sixty-four squares was actually a chessboard from the modern world.
The owner of the giant hand seemed to be thinking, as if playing a game against an unseen player and unseen pieces, and it took him a long time to place a piece.
These chess pieces are very strange in appearance, completely different from the chess pieces I have seen before, such as those in the Heart of God.
There are arks, cities, fortresses, tombs...
The giant hand fiddled with the chess pieces, seemingly a little impatient. After a while, a loud voice finally spoke and asked, "Tell me, if that drunkard were sitting here playing against her, would he be as indecisive as I am?"
A charming voice answered without hesitation, "No."
The booming voice seemed somewhat annoyed, and retorted, "Do you think he's stronger than me? Or more cunning?"
The charming voice seemed to chuckle softly before respectfully speaking, "My great king, although I haven't seen that drunkard make a move, since he's come seeking your help, it's obvious his strength is no match for yours. As for strategy, everyone knows that fellow is utterly useless; he can't even remember a maze, so what strategy could he possibly have..."
The owner of the loud voice seemed amused, but still asked, "What about what you just said, 'I can't'..."
A charming voice said playfully, "I'm just thinking from that drunkard's perspective. In my opinion, if he were sitting here, he wouldn't be hesitating over the chess pieces. Instead, he would pick up his broken gourd, chug down a whole bunch of pieces, then hold his head and say, 'Oh dear, I'm drunk,' and then make a show of accidentally flipping the chessboard over..."
The owner of the loud voice was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter, “Absolutely, absolutely. It really does sound like something he would do. You know him better than I do… But if that’s really the case, I can make some preparations in advance.”
Xu Ning was thinking about how to get closer to see what the chess pieces were when he suddenly felt his arm being pulled hard.
"You big drunkard, after that tremor just now, it seems like something extraordinary has happened outside the temple. Let's go out and take a look."
Xu Ning woke up with a start from a hazy dream and saw that Asarig had already turned around and was walking away.
Beside her, Jade was pulling her by the arm, dragging her away.
"Alright, alright, let me walk by myself."
Xu Ning shook his still somewhat dazed head, took a couple of sips of "Qianye" to refresh himself, and then looked out from the main entrance.
There has indeed been a remarkable change.
When they arrived, the city of Gül was mostly buried under yellow sand, with only the temple where they were located standing out.
That's why we chose to enter from here.
But after that mechanism activated, the yellow sand outside the temple completely receded.
A large cluster of ruins appeared just a dozen meters below the temple.
The most eye-catching feature is the huge chessboard in the very center of the ruins.
Just like what Xu Ning had seen in his hazy dream, several chess pieces were neatly arranged in the squares of the chessboard.
Xu Ning was examining the chess pieces below, but Jie De pointed to a newly appeared portal on the cliff outside the chessboard.
"That looks like a new entrance. Shall we go in and take a look?"