Chapter 13 Sword and Axe, Fire and Steel (1/2)
After taking a stroll inside the church, other than noticing a renewed Statue of the Seven Gods, Joshua didn't notice any significant information related to the rune. This place was only an ordinary church, with some classic wooden chairs, colored glasses, detailed wall paintings, and statues found within this place. Although the items looked aged, it was kept very clean. Dust was hardly spotted on these items. ”The prayer hall looks the same as always, quite old but very clean. Did someone actually spend their time cleaning this place?”
There were seven statues located in front of the hall, indicating that the church did not specifically focus on one god, but it is a place for believers to pray for all seven gods of humanity. To the current people in the city, believing in seven gods was a better choice as compared to believing in one.
”I've been to this place...”
Joshua thought for a moment there. Using his right hand, he patted the wooden chair beside him and said, ”When I was young, there was a period of time where father would always bring me here to pray on Sundays.”
In the past, Joshua simply thought that his father was a person who believed in the gods. However, from the information gathered based on the current scenario, there would be some other reason or secret behind his father's action. He furrowed his eyebrows and tried to think about the past seriously, ”That time, father would often go into a room within the church alone. During that time, I will be left to play with the knights. There's definitely some secret behind his action.”
Once he remembered these events, Joshua proceeded to the room he vaguely remembered where his father went. After passing the altar and the confession room, he reached a room without windows. The room was a bit dark at the point of time. Once Joshua reached the door of the room which was located slightly on the left, he felt another surge of heat on the back of his hand.
”I guess this would be the place.”
After trying to open up the door, he noticed that the door was not locked. After entering the room, he found out that the room was not as dark as expected.
This room looks like a private study room. The floor was made out of black granite. The ceiling had some stones that illuminated golden radiance to light up the room. Those stones were probably fluorite fragments. All four walls within the room were covered with large bookcases. In the middle of the room, there was a table made from Feiyun Wood. Looking at all these designs and decoration, Joshua could only lament, ”I can still accept the usage of fluorite fragments, however Feiyun Wood and Ruyue Naga are both high-grade wood. They could be used to make weapons, but then they used it for furniture…”
It was not the time to lament too much on all the wastage here. Joshua took a piece of fluorite fragment to look around the vicinity. After searching for a while, he found some clues to lead him to his goal.
”There is a crack in the floor.”
A legendary warrior's eyesight was very sharp. Although Joshua's current capabilities were not on par as his past, his observation skill was still very strong. In addition to that, players for the game were all experts in terms of finding clues to clear quests. With his past experience, Joshua easily located the obvious flaw on the floor. ”Although it was covered up pretty nicely, the signs of wear and tear caused by opening the door very often could not be erased.”
Extending his arm, Joshua tried to examine every inch within the area to see if there is any mechanics or traps laid. However, when his hand touched a piece of special granite on the floor, a magic pattern suddenly appeared on it. Just when Joshua thought that he activated some traps and tried to fall back, he heard a low mechanical voice.
”Detecting energy… Energy frequency matches with the database. Target: Joshua van Radcliffe. The primary successor of the Radcliffe family. Highest authority access approved. Unlocking entrance.”
”An origin of flame, a birth from steel, an indestructible wisdom, an eternal order.”
As the ancient prayer was spoken, the black granite opened up a passage in front of Joshua. This passage led all the way down to a narrow channel. Joshua paused for a second and didn't rush into the passageway. Currently, Joshua was trying to recall the ancient prayer that he heard right from the beginning.
In Continental War's third installment late-game portion, on the new map Void Starfield, there was a public dungeon which was quite high in terms of difficulty. The full name of the dungeon was called [The Ancient Multiverse Bridge's Sacrificial Ground]. Players had a tendency to call it Multiverse Sacrificial Ground. Within the core area of this public dungeon, there was a large obelisk. Right at the entrance, there was a stone tablet. On top of it was an ancient manuscript.
The ancient prayer that was spoken previously was the same as the ancient manuscript on the stone tablet.
According to the legend, before the existence of the ancients, the whole galaxy had nothing but void. Within the void, there was only an indescribable force of chaos and silence.