Chapter 112 Underground Palace Stone Statue

Author: Kel'Thuzad's Cat

Chapter 112 Underground Palace Stone Statue

"The Supreme Council was able to promote the alliance in the first place because it wanted to combine forces and explore the treasures deep in the underground palace together..."

Rhaenyra, with her sharp ears, heard the explanation of a slave outside the dark room.

This was arranged by the Grand Duke of Tyrosh for the nobles in the darkroom. This slave was also responsible for explaining the rumors about the perfume just now.

The underground labyrinth of Thunder Island has always been a taboo place for the people of Thunder Island. It is said that an ancient god is sealed deep in the ruins and caves, and in the ruins in the rain forest.

Countless mercenaries and sailors have tried to explore the mysteries inside, only to either mysteriously disappear or go mad due to being infected by the ancient god's plague.

The Third Daughter Kingdom sent and recruited a large number of people for a secret joint exploration, including many skilled thieves, wizards and knights.

They may have succeeded.

The Grand Duke of Tyrosh received a message of victory from afar. The people of the Third Daughter Kingdom, while attracting the attention of the people of Thunder Island, secretly sent out troops to expand the underground palace.

They knocked on the door of the ancient god, but they didn't expect that this was just one of the crossroads in the maze.

But there are still many treasures left inside: armor from ancient explorers, gold in the underground palace, minerals, weapons of unknown style, magic crystals and... tile steel!

However, the most precious thing is the stone statue that is shrouded in fog and cannot see its true appearance. When the mercenaries found it deep underground, there were still traces of blood sacrifices from ancient times on it, as well as obscure magic fluctuations.

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The mages were pleasantly surprised to find that getting close to the statue would increase their magic power... It gave them the feeling that it was like the "crystals" left on the beach after the wave of magic faded. This statue was a priceless treasure!

The mercenaries and mages moved it back to the fleet ships of the Kingdom of the Third Daughter, Myr, Tyrosh... Every city-state faction wanted to covet this greatest treasure. For this reason, there were vague signs of discord in the Third Daughter.

Although there was a lot of quarrel, everyone still successfully embarked on the return journey.

The last letter received by the Supreme Council was a secret message reporting victory from the then naval commander.

"The ancient stone statue... after leaving Thunder Island, its role gradually weakened and its scope shrank... The council may have made a mistake in judging the stone statue..."

"Some mages have been behaving strangely recently, and the mercenaries are also suffering from vomiting and diarrhea. It may be due to acclimatization during the voyage..."

After that, this huge fleet lost news...

When the Tyroshians arrived at the last day set for the fleet's return, they found the ship that had been drifting on the sea for several months.

The mercenaries were already gone, and the navy commander stumbled off the ship.

Walking in front of the Grand Duke of Tyrosh, he only uttered two words "plague", and then he fainted on the ground and lost his breath.

The leaders, including those who had been in contact with the stone statues, were dissected after death. The Grand Duke was horrified to find that the internal organs of these dead people seemed to be made of sand, and they broke into pieces with a gentle squeeze.

When the Grand Duke told the guests about the origin of the stone statue, everyone's faces were filled with fear and panic.

"No…!!!"

"Plague!!" "The Archduke of Tyrosh has lost his mind and gone crazy!!"

"Don't be afraid, everyone!" the Grand Duke said urgently, wiping the sweat from his face.

"The stone statues are now free of curses and plagues!"

After hearing this, the commotion in the venue gradually subsided.

"The curse of the stone statue no longer exists after the supervision and inspection of the Third Daughter Kingdom."

"But it still has a weak effect of purifying mana!"

"So this is one of the most precious collections in our auction. If you are interested, you can bid!"

If this stone statue still had use value, the Tyroshi people would never put it up for auction.

The mages and religious priests under them have no idea how to use the stone statues!

This was the information Rhaenyra could glean from the auction.

"A ship's worth of gold coins!" A wealthy businessman became interested in this stone statue.

"A boatload of gold coins, plus three thousand fine emerald stones."

Okay, okay! Archduke Tyrosh signaled with a smile on his face, "Is there anyone who wants to continue bidding?"

"You can get as many gold coins as you want! Three shiploads of raw gold mines, plus one shipload of rare beast skins, and one shipload of slaves."

"Humph, are you, the Thirteen Giants, at this level?" someone said sarcastically.

"Five ships of gold coins, two ships of slaves, all of them strong horsemen and Lazarins, plus thirty boxes each of spices and gems."

Although it has lost the power of plague and curse, the ancient mysteries contained in the stone statue still make these rich men excited.

Rhaenyra wanted to bid, but found that she from the Seven Kingdoms was indeed like a country bumpkin, unable to speak.

“Add hundreds more cases of fine wine!”

Seeing these people's bids, Rhaenyra's heart was full of malice, and she exchanged a tacit look with Daemon.

While others are hoarding food, I am hoarding guns, and other people’s homes are my granaries.
Chapter completed!