Chapter 233 Ancient ruins

The more you drive eastward, the thinner the fog, but the sky is still gloomy, as if the sun cannot penetrate this sea area.

The surrounding reefs were getting higher and higher, gradually turning into thick stone pillars. For some reason, the water level was clearly decreasing, the ship speed was still very stable, and the sea surface even reduced the waves, as calm as a windless lake.

Why don’t you wait until the sea water completely fades before entering the shadow sea?Tilly asked in confusion, after all the reefs are exposed, you don’t have to be afraid of hitting the reefs.

Because when the sea recedes, we can't see the ghost Red River, and it is the only way to guide explorers to the ruins. Thunder explained that these pillar-like islands are not fixed, and every time the tide rises and falls, the location between the islands will change.In addition, most marks will be engulfed by sea water, so they cannot be used to locate the direction.

Ghost...Red River?She repeated.

That's right.Look, it's this. The thunder whistled and pointed to the bow.

The witches looked in the direction he pointed, and saw several red figures appearing in the dark green sea water, which swung past like phantoms.

But soon, two or three more red shadows floated by. This time, ashes saw the target clearly and it was actually an orange-red fish.

Is this...fish?

The red-scaled fish unique to the Shadow Islands, Thunder touched his chin and smiled, You will see the true face of the Ghost Shadow Red River later.

Gradually, more and more fish were added, and they no longer appeared in groups, but gathered together, swimming in the stern of the boat, looking forward from a distance. The ashes were shocked by the scene they saw. More and more fish were pouring into the torrent, and a dark red line had already appeared in the sea water.

The sailboat was obviously following this red line, and the fish were passing through the bottom of the boat, and the sound of ping-pong collisions could be heard from time to time.

So that's it, she suddenly realized that this was a strange river that did not exist in the Ghost Shadow Red River!

As the ship continued to move forward, the dense fish school had expanded into a waterway that could accommodate several ships in parallel. The dark green sea water seemed to have disappeared, and the sailboat seemed to be sailing above the fish. If the two were not in the opposite direction, she even had the illusion that the boat was being carried by a fish.

Why is this happening?Tilly asked in surprise.

Ashes also wanted to ask this question. In the Ash Castle or other kingdoms, it is absolutely impossible to see such a scene covering the fog, the gloomy sky, strange-shaped huge rocks, and the river made of red-scalped fish.

For the first time, she was shocked by the wonders of the sea.

Because of the main island, Thunder said, it was like a triangular spire with a huge hole in the middle running through the tower body. These red-scaled fish like to lay eggs in the hole and reproduce.When the tide is low, the hole will surface, and the inhabited fish will always be the first to feel the change in water level and flock out.So as long as we follow the Ghost Shadow Red River, we can reach the main island of Ghost Shadow.

Lord Thunder, there are huge obstacles ahead!It looks like a mountain!The lookout shouted.

It seems we are coming, he shook his pipe, ladies, welcome to the Shadow Islands.

After a while, Ash also saw the appearance of the main island. As Thunder said, it was like a piece of triangular shape, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, and the surface looked very flat at first glance, not like a natural creature at all.

However, it would be too amazing to say that the entire tower was cut out from the population.

The exposed tower body is almost half the size of a city, and the hollow in the middle can accommodate a tower of the Helmes Church.

The sea water is still retreating, and the accumulated water at the top of the cave is sprinkled like a waterfall, and the submerged part below is completely covered by fish, dyeing the sea area within its field of view into red. Ashes can't help but think that there are probably tens of millions of red-scaled fish living in the cave.

It was not until the sky became dark that the sea water completely retreated to the bottom of the cave.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Thunder ordered the sailor to stop the boat and connect it to the copper pile at the entrance of the hole with a thick hemp rope.

Standing at the edge of the giant cave, you can see the light incident from the opposite through-hole from a distance that can only illuminate a very small area. The center of the cave is almost pitch black, which makes people feel inexplicably depressed.

These stakes were left behind when you last came?Ashes asked.

No, Thunder shook his head. The copper pile had already existed when I first came here.They should have been built by the owner of the ruins.

Where is the ruins?

He smiled and pointed upwards, just above our heads, we were already standing at the entrance to the ruins.

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The next journey can only be described as incredible. The witches followed Thunder and his group, entered through a stone gate at the bottom of the giant cave, and hovered up step by step along the stone steps that were flowing with water.

Although everyone was holding torches, the leaping firelight seemed weak and small compared to this staircase that could not see the end at first sight.

Moving forward in the darkness like abyss, Tilly grabbed Ash's arm tightly, completely losing her usual calmness.

This is the princess she knows well, Ashes thinks.

When in the palace, the five princess who always had his own ideas and were confident in facing any difficulties, their biggest weakness was their fear of the black.

Even when I go to bed at night, I have to light candles in the room.

When escaping from the palace, if you don’t have the conditions to do so, you will be with her to fall asleep.

Walking in the wet and dark spire, Ash's mood became much happier.

I did not encounter any evil beasts along the way, nor did I hinder the invaders, even if there were any mechanisms that would have been ineffective after a long period of soaking sea water.

The only problem was that the long climb took away most of the energy of the group, and everyone's movements became slower and slower. When the stone steps finally reached the end, a burst of cheers could not help but sound in the team.

The last level of the ruins is not a stone gate, but is made of metal, which emits bright reflections under the torch.

Thunder pushed the door with both hands, and the thick door panel made a harsh friction sound, slowly opening.

Ashes held the sword in one hand and took the lead in entering the room. After looking around, he confirmed that there was no danger, Tilly and the other witches stepped into the room.

As torches hung around the surrounding walls, a wide hall appeared in front of everyone, although wide, but empty, and could be swept at a glance, and there was nothing worth pondering.

Is this the remains?She rubbed the stone tabletop that was soaked in water, and there was nothing here except some stone tables and stools.

There was really not much left, Thunder nodded and said, "It was sleeping on the seabed for too long, and it was difficult to preserve anything except stones."I also told His Highness Tilly, but she insisted on seeing her in person.

What about those red stones?Tilly said, Where did you find it?

It was on the ground, and there were about dozens of them scattered all over the ground at that time.

However, now there is nothing left. Ashes looked down at the slippery ground where seaweed had grown. It was not only Thunder who arrived here. It was strange that they could find the magic stone after taking turns to search.

But Tilly was still very interested. She held the torch and looked carefully at every corner of the hall, in a particularly dark place. She would ask the sailors to add a few more torches.

Morriel summoned a magic servant, spread it out on the ground, and used it as a cushion to rest, while Ash followed Tilly, watching her touching the wall.

Hey, suddenly, the Five Princess stopped, what is this?

Ashes looked along her gaze and saw a faint light of fire reflected on the wall covered with green moss.

Tilly reached out to tear off the green moss, and saw a gem half buried in the stone wall exposed. It also showed bright red, as crystal clear as a magic stone, prism-shaped, about the size of an arm, but there were golden filaments embedded around it, like a slot to fix it inside.

Even after soaking in the sea water for so long, the golden wires wrapped around the stones are still as smooth as new.

Tilly tried to pull it out, the gems remained motionless.

Let me do it, Ash said.

The Five Princess shook her head, as if she was thinking about something, then she put her hands on the prism and closed her eyes.

Suddenly, a light flashed in the center of the prism and thought it was dazzled, but a rumbling echo came from behind the wall, as if some mechanism was touched, and it spread to the entire hall in a short while.

The stone walls were filled with creaking friction, and soft white light suddenly appeared from the walls, and even the ceiling above the head was lit up.

The sailors stood up in panic and pulled out their weapons one after another, but they didn't know which side to defend. In the end, they could only get close to each other back to back, gathering around Morill's magic servants.

However, no monster rushed out.

When the sound returned to calm, the hall was already brightly lit.