339 Box and Lever (1/2)
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Raven followed the staircase down and it didn't take long before he eventually arrived at the room that it leads to.
”Oh? What is this?” Raven raised a brow as he inspected his new surroundings.
He arrived a small room which is barely as tall he was. There are lit up torches mounted on walls that illuminated the place. There is a small wooden box in the middle of the room and he also saw a lever at the far end. Judging by the size of the room, he figured that it should be located in between the floors, basically a hidden or underground room.
Raven walked towards the box and inspected it for a bit. Not sensing any kind of trap or danger, he took it and opened it to see what it contains.
Upon opening the box, he saw what looked like a gem fragment and a hand written letter. He frowned and decided to read the letter first:
”Greetings, whoever you are who found this letter.
If things went according to plan, then this letter must be accompanied by a sapphire gem fragment. If not, then something must've gone horribly wrong.
If it's the former, then your luck is good. You are quarter of the way through receiving a great chance to change your fate and reach new heights of cultivation that you've never thought existed before. But if it's the latter, then please do us a favor, burn this letter and forget everything that you've read so far. Trust me, it would be in your best interest to not pry into things that shouldn't be revealed to you. Leave this be, and move along.
If you reached this part of the letter, then I can only assume that you've encountered the Sunken Ivory Castle and most likely is confused as to what's going on with this place.
It's nothing too crazy, really. The reason why this whole castle seems to be hostile against you, isn't because trespassers aren't welcome here. It's because it's testing you.
That's right. This castle is nothing more than a fancy testing grounds for disciples that are interested to join our sect - The Boundless Azure Sect, which is founded by the 4th Sea Master. You might know him, but he's one of the most powerful individuals that has ever graced the Divine Realm and he, along with many people, were born at the same plane as you. The Grand Ancestral Plane…”
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Reading that far into the letter, Raven got bored and skimmed the rest of the letter. Majority of its contents are just information that he had read from the scrolls and books earlier. In other words, this letter was just summarizing the things that he's already aware of.
He just searched for the information about the gem in the letter since he's more interested in that unlike the preaching of the one wrote this.
Once you have all of them, seek her out and talk to her. She will re-forge the fragments and will take you to the Master's Chambers. Remember, the key is important so don't lose it. The priestess will only re-forge it once and once only, should it break while in your care, then you will lose this chance forever so take good care of it.”
Upon reading this section, a frown appeared on his face. He couldn't help but say:
”I thought the Master's Chambers are off-limits?” Raven thought for a bit, he then remembered a certain information that he had nearly forgotten. ”Oh, right! I almost forgot that the 5th Sea Master re-purposed this place. That should include the Master's Chambers as well.”
”Well, this is useless to me then.” Raven said, ”I'm not after the inheritance and I'm not trying to join the Boundless Azure Sect. I should leave this here then.”
He was about to return the letter to the box but then he caught sight of the lever in front on him. He frowned and murmured: ”Does the letter has anything to say about this lever?”
Raven skimmed the letter once more and to his surprised, he actually found what the lever does. The writer of this letter included it near the end.
”Oh, I almost forgot. The box that contains this letter and this gem fragment should be placed in a hidden room. If you find a lever nearby, pull it. It will make you life easier there.”