My Way

Chapter 53: Really?
Shortly after.

As the entire statue was completely dug out, Ling Wuyuan stopped his excavation work.

Look around.

The base of the statue looks like an ordinary square platform base.

The actual total height including the base and the statue is about three meters.

However, before, the entire statue was only about 30 to 40 centimeters high above the mud at the bottom of the lake, and was completely covered by seaweed.

just now.

After carefully looking at the overall shape of the statue, Ling Wuyuan could only say that it looked very ordinary.

In the literal sense.

At the very least, he couldn't appreciate the artistic beauty of this thing.

then.

As he stretched out his hand, he rhythmically turned and pulled some movable buckle hidden at the edge of the statue's base. Soon, with the activation of the internal mechanism, a secret door hidden inside the base automatically popped open, revealing a black metal box to Ling Wuyuan's eyes.

The box is not big, it is a rectangular block, about 25 cm long, 15 cm wide and 10 cm high.

Many gorgeous patterns can be seen on its surface.

Even if one does not know what these lines mean, those who see them can instinctively sense that this thing is extremely precious.

With his hands stretched out with a fiery gaze, he picked it up and shook it. Ling Wuyuan could clearly judge that the actual weight of this thing was at least one hundred kilograms. You know, under normal circumstances, a metal box of this size, even if it was solid, would only weigh a few dozen kilograms at most.

then.

No hesitation.

After closing the automatically opened secret door at the base of the statue with a casual kick, he kicked the statue again, knocking the entire statue down with a force of dozens of tons. Then, the lake bottom mud that floated up when the statue fell naturally buried the fallen metal statue completely, leaving no trace on the surface...
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A few minutes later.

in the room.

Ling Wuyuan, who was still wet all over, slowly placed the metal box on the table.

in his observations.

There are no locks, keyholes, or external buckles on the entire surface of the metal box.

And it fits together perfectly, as if it were a seamless whole.

It's really hard to open.

and.

This kind of thing obviously cannot be opened by violence.

That would undoubtedly easily destroy the contents.

However, although there were no clues to open the box, after recalling the information on the treasure map and comparing it with the box, Ling Wuyuan quickly realized the problem.

'The surface pattern on the box is different.'

After realizing this.

Ling Wuyuan immediately stretched out his palm and pressed it tightly against the surface of the box, then pushed it back and forth vigorously.

soon.

He felt that a part of the metal pattern on the surface of the box was actually able to move freely.

As he continued to push the surface movable plates on the box, hundreds of surface movable plates were able to combine into many completely different complex patterns on the surface of the box.

this moment.

Ling Wuyuan understood what he needed to do.

"Does this mean that the metal pattern on the box's surface must be completely restored to its original state?"

For others, this may be difficult to do.
But for Ling Wuyuan, who had a treasure map with relevant patterns depicted on it, the task was undoubtedly of simple difficulty.

After comparing the existing pattern on the box with the pattern depicted on the treasure map, his mind immediately began to automatically analyze the most reasonable restoration plan based on the differences between the patterns...

Shortly after.

The complete steps to restore the metal pattern as quickly as possible appeared in Ling Wuyuan's mind.

And along with the continuous movement of the movable plates on the surface of the metal box.

There were also subtle clicking sounds that continued to be heard.

Ling Wuyuan understood that this situation meant that the mechanism inside the box was constantly operating.

At this moment.

He more or less felt like he was playing with a Rubik's Cube.

Finally, with the last click, the metal pattern on the surface of the box was completely restored.

It was as if some long-forgotten machine was slowly starting up again.

Ling Wuyuan could clearly hear the sound of the gears inside the box turning automatically.

Then there was a hissing sound similar to that of high-pressure gas being discharged at a very fast speed.

At last.

In front of him, the metal box finally opened automatically.

Things that had been hidden for who knows how long were also revealed!
It was a ring placed in the center.

A metal ring with a dark red color and a large number of ferocious beasts and birds of prey carved on its surface.

Besides.

There was nothing else in the box.

As something that has been immersed in the lake for who knows how many years.

There wasn't even a trace of water in here.

'...'

After picking up the ring and looking at it for a long time, Wu Yuan fell silent.

'Then what? '

'What kind of ring is this?'

"Could this be some kind of important token, or a second-stage mission?"

At this point, he realized a new problem.

That is, although he has always known that the treasure in the treasure map is very important, he has no idea what it represents.

So, at this moment, he looked at the ring in his hand and fell silent.

He didn't know what to do next.

What does this ring represent?

You can't say that he wants to sell this thing, right?

What's the point of this thing?
How much is it worth?

After trying it on my finger.

He found that this thing was a bit big and he would have to wait at least one or two years before he could wear it.

At this moment, what is going on...

Ling Wuyuan felt like he encountered a hidden quest while playing a game. After a long and boring quest process, he finally got a quest item of unknown meaning after going through untold hardships. A quest item that did not have any information or notes but looked very powerful.

[Although I don't know what this thing is used for, but its appearance is very solemn, I think it should have some mysterious effect. ]

'Oh shit……'

'What to do next?'

'Even if there is a second-stage mission, you should at least give some mission hints, right?'

Forget about the instruction manual. After carefully searching the inside of the box and making sure there wasn't even a hair in it, Ling Wuyuan felt really annoyed.

He felt like he was a little stuck now.

I don't understand what the specific purpose of holding this ring is.

So, after repeated attempts with no success, he concluded that the ring was very, very strong. So he decided to try the blood dripping recognition operation that he had often seen in various novels in his previous life.

then.

He got the correct answer to the question.

'ah? ’

"Really?"

"Is that really possible?"

'So what is the style of this world?'

'Is it a fairy tale or a fantasy?'

"It should be fantasy, right?"

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