Chapter 127: Inheritor (1/2)

The fifth layer was more like a mansion with many rooms, an indoor garden, an empty library, a dining hall, and other facilities like training rooms and others. The more that they walked through the fortress, the more Arthur realized that someone must have lived here for a while.

When you compared each layer to the last, you would realize that more work was done to it in comparison. In the fifth layer, the gears were no longer seen and what remained was tiled floors and varnished wood. However, it seems that the place wasn't probably taken care of, as dust filled the halls and corridors.

”Just how big is this place?” Ivy muttered in fascination as the two made their way through another set of rooms and a hall.

”Space expansion runes are used excessively, so you can't judge from its outside appearance,” Arthur answered as his thoughts drifted elsewhere.

Whoever, or whatever, built this was truly proficient in runes. They worked together in such a harmony that Arthur doubted if the fortress had a mind of its own.

The fortress shook again, but this time it was less prominent. They reached a set of double doors that were encrypted with runes again. Arthur didn't delay and directly tried to open it.

This time, the runes were so numerous and so layered that Arthur had no idea where to start. If the difficulty of the previous gate was a ten, this one was a hundred. He started shifting through them and arranging them but each arrangement collapsed. Arthur realized that he needed to decode the layers in a specific sequence, otherwise they would collapse and rearrange themselves.

”Is something wrong?” Ivy asked after seeing how Arthur's face was contorted in a heavy frown. Arthur shook his head and refocused.

If he needed to find the specific sequence, he'd need to experiment. However, the layers were so numerous that trying each combination would exhaust him to death, excluding how much time it would need.

He felt the runic world and massaged his temples. He sat on the ground and opened his legacy, something he hadn't done for a while. The rows of words appeared.

[Scholar Guardian's Legacy]

[Level: 23 (3%)]

[Legacy Points: 37]

[Strength: 100] [+40]

[Agility: 100] [+40]

[Stamina: 100]

[Perception: 100]

[Mana: 121/121]

[Abilities: Beginner Runes Wordsmith (35%), Useable Runes: 19]

[Skills: Lesser-Mana Breathing Skill (F), Poison Strike (F), Camouflage (F), Earth Manipulation (E), Bladeless Wind Slash (E), Shadow Swap (E), Monster Claws (D), Iron Skin (D), Goblin's Bond (Unique)]

[Insignia: The Breaker.]

[Legacy Inheritance.]

The last row was the only one shining, and Arthur knew it meant he could access it. With a thought, several more rows appeared.

[Artifacts.]

[Potions.]

[Knowledge.]

[Arts.]

[Skills.]

[Runes.]