readytorunbook Chapter 590 Playing with a Few Fools
Chapter 590 Playing with a Few Fools
With great enthusiasm, Jiede, along with Benben who had just been scolded, began searching for clues about the source of fire in the next room.
However, the other three did not leave the room.
Xu Ning said he was just taking a casual stroll, and he really did just wander around the small room.
Zerberle stood before the enormous coffin, his head slightly bowed, lost in thought.
Belial, however, jumped onto a pillar of elemental torches and looked around.
Not long after, Jade returned with Benben. Seeing that the three of them were still standing there, she was immediately furious.
"Belial, Dad, and Big Drunkard, you're not planning to wait here for me to solve these puzzles, are you? Let me tell you, Benben and I just saw several puzzles, but I don't know how to solve any of them!"
Hearing Jade so confidently express her weaknesses, the three people in the room couldn't help but shake their heads slightly.
Belial beckoned to Jade, signaling her to jump onto the Elemental Torch like him.
"Standing atop this torch, what can you see looking around?"
Jade turned her head in confusion. "Uh, the bird-headed man in the corner over there seems to be staring at me."
The bird-headed people that Jade mentioned were giant stone statues wearing bird-shaped masks guarding the four corners of the room, one of which was staring at the primal torch.
Belial stood beside Jade and pointed behind the stone statue. "Look closely, isn't there a side room behind it? The elemental fire we're looking for might be guarded by them."
Jade suddenly realized, jumped back and forth on the four stone pillars a few times, and shouted, "Belil, you are amazing! Each statue corresponds to a stone pillar, and there is a side chamber behind each of them. I am sure that the sparks are there."
Before Jade could finish speaking, she suddenly saw half of a yellowish-brown body emerge from the wall behind a stone statue, holding a sphere that was faintly glowing with blue light in its hands.
"What is that? Did he obtain fire?"
This was the first time Jade had ever seen Xu Ning's Geo clone. She watched in astonishment as it "squeezed" out of the wall and incorporated a spark into the Elemental Torch below.
Then, just as the fire activated the torch and flames began to roar on the stone platform, the clone disappeared in another corner.
Jade instantly felt that everything she had done was in vain.
There's no need to waste energy searching for clues; Belial and that drunkard seem to have the ability to simply present the answer directly to the table.
Without solving even one of the mechanisms, all four flames were quickly incorporated into the torch platform.
As four bright flames roared to life, light seemed to emanate from the enormous coffin.
"Quick, go see what's inside!" Tirzad shouted excitedly from inside the gourd.
Xu Ning smiled, slid off the back of the big black dog statue, and walked towards the coffin.
At this moment, it was as if some force was awakening inside the coffin, pushing the entire coffin lid to one side. This strange situation made Jade and Tirzad quiet down for a moment.
However, as the coffin lid was opened, everyone was suddenly shocked.
There were no remains that should have been there.
Inside the coffin was a huge mechanism; where the chest area should have been, a large sapphire was embedded, which was now emitting a soft glow.
"Ha, this tyrant certainly won't let anyone pry into his secrets. He built such a huge mausoleum and prepared so many gates..."
Tirzad's sarcastic voice rang out, "Besides, it's so low here, the coffin seems too low, too close to reach. To show the Red King's greatness, his remains must be placed in the place closest to the sky, up there! Let's go up there."
Compared to Tirzad's excitement, Xu Ning was more concerned about Jeberlele, who seemed to be deep in thought.
The coffin lid of the god he worshipped was blown off, yet he stood there unmoved, not even raising his head.
Xu Ning increasingly felt that this Zeberlele knew more about the Red King's domain than he and his group did.
However, this guy has a poker face and remains calm in the face of trouble. It seems that it's faster to just follow Tirzad's instructions than to wait for him to speak up.
Just as Xu Ning was about to look for the mechanism to ascend, he suddenly remembered a treasure in his room.
"Xu Ning, what is this?"
Jade watched as Xu Ning waved a small square box back and forth in front of her, and couldn't help but ask a question.
Xu Ning smiled and said, "These are small cameras made by the people of Fontainebleau. We've come all this way, how can we not take some photos? I'll give you a few too."
Although Jade still didn't understand what Xu Ning was talking about, she nodded and continued to look for clues diligently.
"Dad seems really strange today..."
This is the heartfelt sentiment reflected in Jade.
It seems that even the carefree Jade has noticed that something is wrong with her father. So what are you thinking?
Xu Ning turned around and pointed the phonograph in his hand at Zheberler.
"Yufei, did you see that? The result you wanted to know is exactly what you predicted..."
Xu Ning put down the phonograph and couldn't help but sigh.
Compared to Tirzad, Jade's mother is clearly a hundred times more powerful. If she were here, she could probably easily obtain a lot of information about the Red King.
However, Tirzad was somewhat useful; his judgment on the next step was surprisingly correct.
Jade somehow managed to press a switch, and a whole stone slab fell from the ceiling, carrying everyone up slowly towards the top floor after everyone had gone up.
The top floor was a spiral stone staircase leading upwards. When everyone stopped, they found themselves in a narrow and cramped little house.
The hut contained nothing but a square stone platform.
“It looks like we’re now at the apex of this cone,” Belial said, looking around.
"Huh? Have we reached the very top? But there's nothing here at all?"
Jade looked around with some disappointment.
After walking for so long, it seems like she gained nothing. This feeling doesn't resemble an adventure at all, so it's understandable that the little girl felt disappointed.
Xu Ning smiled and comforted him, "This is only the top of the lower level. Perhaps the best parts are hidden in that inverted pyramid above us, and..."
Xu Ning pulled the red sandstone tablet from his pocket, "...Moreover, we haven't obtained any authorization with this key yet, it might not be enough to open it..."
Before Xu Ning could finish speaking, a huge transparent crystal suddenly appeared on the square stone platform, and a beam of blue light shot out from it, hitting the red sandstone slab in his hand.
The first symbol on the red sandstone slab suddenly lit up.
Meanwhile, another doorway appeared on the left wall of the cabin.
Everyone in the room fell silent for a moment.
"Hmm, this is a pleasant surprise. It seems our journey isn't over yet. Shall we continue?"
Xu Ning smiled.
Feeling perfectly safe inside the gourd and enjoying his "cloud adventure" without any delay, Tirzad was the first to shout, "Of course we should continue! We've come this far, how can we give up halfway?"
Xu Ning glanced at Jiede and her father, and seeing that they were also ready to continue, he put away the stone slab and smiled, "In that case, let's see what surprise awaits us behind the next door!"
The door had just been opened, and there seemed to be a faint mist floating behind it, making it impossible to see what was inside at a glance.
Just as Xu Ning was about to step inside, Belial suddenly pulled him back.
"Based on our current location, we should be at the very top of the Red King's Mausoleum."
Belial analyzed seriously, "There shouldn't be any space distributed horizontally, so there must be something fishy about the location of this side door."
Xu Ning smiled. "You're right, but that's what makes it more interesting, isn't it?"
Xu Ning was the first to step inside.
Then a feeling of disorientation washed over me again.
“Your Majesty, your servants cannot see the joy on your face, and are filled with disappointment and anxiety.”
A man wearing a crocodile-head mask is lying on the ground speaking to the person on the throne.
“I have found a man with wondrous arts for the king. This man has been blessed by the water spirit. Any liquid that passes through his hands will transform into fine wine and nectar. I hope his magic will bring a smile to my king’s face.”
Xu Ning stepped forward, raised his head slightly, and looked at the person on the throne.
The young man on the throne, resting his chin on his hand, waved to the crocodile-headed mask, signaling him to step down, and then spoke to Xu Ning.
"You're here, so why go and play games with those idiots?"