Arcane Lord

Then in the laboratory, after the light and shadow twisted and flickered, the scene after folding the space finally welcomed the first peeper after countless years.

Perhaps it was a near interdimensional peeping, or perhaps it was the secret place's built-in avoidance of detection effect, but the folded space scene that Xia Duo saw from the projection was not clear, and it was still from an elemental perspective.

Element detection is a detection method with the smallest movement in the projected perception field. It is hidden in the weak turbulence of elements that naturally emerge and dissipate in the space. It is very suitable for the first round of peeking into hidden areas.

From the perspective of elements, the folded space seems to be in silence. The random emergence and dissipation of elements in normal space seems a bit mechanical and rigid here. At the same time, the contours of the real world that it connects to the model are not dynamic at all.

Xia Duo speculated that the place might be under seal and protected by special magic, so he could not detect his prying eyes at this moment.

Either the ancient elf didn't expect this move at all, or the movement he made was too small. In order to allow himself to exist as long as possible, the secret land ignored all the movement that did not involve the core part.

The former is estimated to be unlikely. The magic technology of ancient elves may not be worse than it is now. This can be seen from the plane constraint folding space.

Although there is the possibility of different development in opposite directions, in terms of avoiding detection, one cannot know anything about element detection, so Xia Duo is more inclined to the latter——

The secret land behind the folded space is in a state of low-maintenance operation, and the threshold for external intrusion is set relatively high.

This is somewhat similar to some science fiction novels that Shado saw in his hometown. In order to ensure that the spacecraft can wait for assistance during Star Trek, it will reduce unnecessary consumption as much as possible to retain the core life support system and signal receiving system.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo had an idea that might be a little whimsical -

Are there still ancient elven defenders in the secret place behind the folded space?

This is indeed possible, but we must also consider how this secret place was "lost". It may be a refuge from ancient wars, or it may be the Ferres Fortress where the control center of Dragon Madness Lock is located.

The former may preserve a large number of ancient elves, but after so many years, they have not come out. Either there is a problem with the life-support equipment, or they went out long ago.

But it is not impossible to leave one or two to continue maintaining the shelter.

And if it's Feres Fortress, there will almost certainly be defenders here!

According to the records of the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll, the reason why the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll appeared was because the last builder of the Dragon Madness Mystery Lock was worried that the Mystery Lock would not be maintained after his death.

There are two sets of Dragon Madness Secret Scrolls left by the ancient mage. One set is the one circulated in the North, and the other set is preserved in a cloud city among the ancient Winged Elves.

It is speculated that during the period when the ancient mage died, the elves had defeated the giant dragon and became the master of the earth, even the sky and the ocean. However, the elf magic may also have declined after a period of prosperity.

Otherwise, there is no need for the ancient mage to leave behind two sets of Dragon Madness Secret Scrolls. Instead, there should be a long-term maintenance team within the elves that often maintains or even updates the Dragon Madness Secret Scrolls.

The reason for leaving a secret scroll that records the complete details of the Dragon Madness Mystery Lock is that the Dragon Madness Mystery Lock was already "in disrepair" at that time, and the maintenance threshold may be high. The ancient mage who participated in the construction could not Unable to organize a maintenance team.

Of course, it is also possible that the elves feel that they have won and there is no need to continue to maintain the Dragon Mad Lock. In this case, the original maintenance team may have been disbanded.

The ancient mage who participated in the construction and even the disastrous consequences of the Long Kuang Mystic Lock's disrepair and collapse left behind a complete set of Mystic Lock information.

But it is too far away from that era now, and there is a high probability that many speculations cannot restore the original situation. What Sha Duo can do now is continue to explore and continue to discover.

…

After making a little noise to confirm that the secret place was in a low-maintenance state, Xia Duo gradually let go of his actions. Soon, the nearly "full spectrum" perception field returned the most authentic image data of the secret place——

It was an empty square in the dark. It was very small, less than half the size of Linshui Village's Altar Square, let alone compared with Codex Square.

But if the square is built in the stone of the mountain, it will be completely different. Although magic can be used to reduce the difficulty of construction, the construction itself means that the builder has mastered higher magical construction capabilities.

On the ground of the square is a distinctive emblem-like pattern, which occupies nearly half of the central area of ​​the square. Unfortunately, Xia Duo knows too little about ancient elves and can only differentiate between this pattern and later generations - in fact, it is relatively Compared to the ancient times of the current era - the style is completely different.

If the elves of "later generations" follow the route of refinement, complexity, and elegance, then the emblem here is a typical example of simplicity and wildness.

The pattern is a scene of a spear piercing the dragon's jaw and thrusting out from the top of the head. Although the ground has accumulated nearly a finger's thickness of dust, the pattern is still clearly visible from the observation perspective of the detection spell.

Moreover, the appearance of the impaled dragon should still be a red dragon!

From this diagram alone, Xia Duo can conclude that this secret place was definitely not built by "later elves", that is, the construction period of this secret place should be earlier than the Crown War.

In other words, at least 10,000 years ago!

Ten thousand years is an extremely long concept even for long-lived elves, let alone a past that is longer than ten thousand years.

Xia Duo judged that the dragon should have been relatively active in the main plane when this secret place was built, otherwise the elves would not have made the image of the dragon pierced with a spear into a display similar to showing off their martial arts.

In the elven society of "later generations", although giant dragons are still very powerful, due to the Dragon Madness Mystery Lock, the great elven countries, such as Cormanthor and Erlan, have more or less mastered the means to control giant dragons.

In their propaganda, the dragon was regarded as a kind of beast, rather than one of the former rulers of the main plane.

In this case, which elf would kill the dragon as a show of martial arts?

Of course, only when the dragon is stronger can killing the dragon be regarded as an honor, and the glory of martial arts can be remembered in a way similar to "breaking the stone".

From this point of view, this secret place is most likely at the same time as the Dragon Madness Lock, or earlier. It is where some of the ambitions of the ancient elves are entrusted.

"Perhaps this secret place is Feres Fortress!"