ushernet Chapter 368 - 201: Mysterious Spoils of War (2)
Chapter 368 - 201: Mysterious Spoils of War (2)
The next item that came to mind was the metallic shield covering Machina Guardian's engine, Aegis Plate. It carried quite a lot of power, but was mainly known for its nearly unrivaled defensive properties. A shield manufactured out of that was the ultimate equipment for a paladin. Sadly Solomon had given up his life with a shield, and he had never been able to obtain such a mouth watering item.
Next Mira excavated what the Aegis Plate was protecting, the Antimaterial Crystal Reactor. It looked like a small black box, which could not be opened, so it was commonly treated like a crystal of ancient technology.
No one knew how to make it function, so players instead paired it with an explosive device to use it as a bomb, with so much power that it neared the combined strength of the Nine Wisemen. It was a rather popular weapon.
Mira continued
As expected, the sea coordinates…beginning…of administrative facility…located underneath…location…of the planet. Scheduled completion at… Earth time, in…weeks.
However, the surface…under surveillance of… Appropriate changes to…will likely take a considerable time.
Once the facility is complete…will begin… If it goes well…then… and I sincerely hope… Preparations for second…will start in hopes changes are…
At hour…will likely…too. We have to act simultaneously…hurry to…and check…
Settl… expected to use…just like the other location. The…specimens and…mples collected from…will be… They will inhabit…make sure to monitor their…』
Those were all the letters Mira could make out of the burnt paper.
Having read all of it, Mira just stood there in a daze.
(I feel like I just found something incredible… But what is it? A developer's diary? If that's actually it, it could be really valuable information…though there's a lot missing.)
It clearly mentioned Japan, so it had to come from the modern world, and there had to be some meaning to it existing in this world. After thinking about it for a while, she decided to ask Martel and the Spirit King in case they knew something.
『That is truly an intriguing piece of paper. Sadly I wouldn't know what it means either. This place has existed since long before I was born in this world. I have no idea what kind of place this once was, and why it was built. It actually fills me with joy though.』
The Spirit King had a wealth of knowledge about the world, but even he was unaware of the Ancient Underground City's purpose. The piece of paper only added to the mystery. But experiencing mystery and trying to figure things out was rather enjoyable for him.
『I'm really sorry, but this just looks like a bunch of gibberish to me. If I had to guess, it's related to whatever happened before we were born.』
Martel also did not know anything. The Ancient Underground City had existed since before either of them was born, and the mystery of its existence only deepened.
「Hmm, I see… I'll hold onto it then. Maybe it'll help me figure out a way back… Oh wait, maybe he…」
Soul Howl had traveled all over the continent in search of the Brilliant Chalice, maybe he had learned something too.
Thinking that, Mira realized that Soul Howl was taking a long time to return.
「I'm pretty sure he only wanted to get a fragment of the chalk orbs in there. Hmm…maybe it's taking so long because he has to do it in a specific way?」
Making the Brilliant Chalice of Divine Decree required a fragment of the chalk orbs. Those existed in a room further ahead, called the White Room, which housed the chalk orbs that served as the Ancient Underground City's power source. Soul Howl only required one shard, but now that Mira thought about it, she did not know how such a shard was obtained.
Mira was done looting the remains of Machina Guardian, so she went into the White Room.