Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 214 The mercenary's nose is really sharp!

"Didn't I say that these are minor issues that you can handle by looking into them yourself? Why do you need to ask me? This is the last time. If you ask me again next time unless it's a major problem, I'll tell the city lord to replace you."

On the way to the ancient ruins, Celia was on the phone with the array masters of Southern Border City, expressing her disappointment in them.

"I made all the arrangements before I left. The design drawings were so simple and easy to understand. As long as the general direction is correct, the magic array will be fine. Why do you always like to ask me about the details?"

“Miss Celia is really busy,” Elena said enviously.

Celia was speechless: "That depends on the business. These questions of theirs will only make me furious."

Elena asked curiously, "Can I know what the problem is?"

"For example, they just asked me whether to use bolded or regular patterns when the magic circle passes through alleys, and whether to use standard or special absorption runes for the magic circle nodes..."

"Asking me about trivial details that don't even require thinking is infuriating. This is the last time. If you do it again, I'll really start swearing."

Celia did not hide the fact that she was a formation master. She had vaguely known something about it when she was in Southern City, after all, it was Celia who had taken her to see Lord Punil City.

Elena could sense that Lord Punil's attitude towards Celia was that of someone treating a distinguished guest, much more cautious than when he treated her.

"Are we almost at that ancient ruin?" Celia asked.

Elena tapped her bracelet, seemingly comparing it to a map.

After a moment, she nodded. "We're almost there. We'll be there after we cross two mountains."

Celia sighed, "I should have told you to buy a flying vehicle when we first arrived. Walking is such a waste of time. What should have been a day's journey took us three days."

Elena's ears twitched, and her cheeks flushed slightly: "I've never used a flying machine before, so I don't know how to use it."

"Shouldn't elves be able to fly? I've seen many portraits of elves, and they all have wings."

"Those with wings are elves blessed by the Elf God. Ordinary elves need to reach the fourth rank and learn the spell [Wings of Nature] to have wings."

"Oh, there were requirements too." Celia suddenly realized.

At this moment, they were moving very fast, and although they were walking, they were constantly using magic to speed up their journey.

Of course, it was Elena who used it; Celia hasn't learned any spells for traveling yet, and trying to learn too much at once is counterproductive.

To save money on the flying vehicle, Elena specially learned a nature-based travel spell. In her words, it would allow her to practice spells while traveling and also refine her magic power.

Celia posed a profound question: "Why not buy a magical beast mount and refine your magic power through meditation while traveling?"

Elena fell silent.

After crossing two mountains, the two saw a large flat area in the valley.

There was a pond in the middle of the flat land, surrounded by weeds.

On the flat land, nestled against a mountain, a simple, ancient gate, hidden among vines, appears and disappears.

In addition, the two also saw many tents set up on the flat ground.

Celia looked at Elena: "Is this the ancient ruins you were talking about, the ones no one has ever discovered?"

Elena was also stunned.

After a long pause, she said, "There was no one here last time. Maybe I delayed for too long and other adventurers discovered this place."

Celia nodded, not surprised.

These ruins, which are not too far from major cities, are sure to be discovered by adventurers in a very short time once they appear.

Reporting the discovery of ruins to the Mercenary Guild comes with a substantial reward, making it a popular and worthwhile endeavor.

Because ancient ruins cannot be dealt with by one person alone, you either need to form an elite team or slowly push through them by sheer numbers.

Most mercenary groups are quite self-aware, knowing they're not cut out for tackling ancient ruins. Sometimes, exploring with only one team significantly increases the dangers they encounter, so they might as well share their resources and earn a reward. Before long, the two arrived outside the camps where the various mercenary groups were stationed.

At this time, the place was bustling with people.

The weeds were cleared to create a small main road, with tents set up on one side and a pond on the other.

There were some people fishing by the pond.

Many itinerant vendors have already arrived at this temporary camp to sell daily necessities.

Wheat beer and dry rations are the most popular items here.

Upon entering the camp, the two saw a set up table in an open space, where many mercenaries were drinking.

The sound of their conversation reached the ears of the two men.

"We've arrived at this site too early."

"Yeah, they're already thinking about getting there first and taking the treasure even before the doors are open."

"I wonder when we'll be able to figure out a way to open the door."

"I heard that the Sorcerer's Guild sent people yesterday. They said that the door requires a pure magic crystal to open."

"Pure Magic Crystal?"

"It's a magic crystal that's even more advanced than a high-grade magic crystal. It's very valuable. I heard that the last pure magic crystal sold for five thousand gold coins!"

"So expensive? I think this ruin is deliberately made to look like a pure magic crystal to trick people into getting a pure magic crystal to provide it with magic power."

"That's what everyone thinks, so we're still trying to figure out how to break through the gate."

"Could we go around to one side and dig a tunnel to get in?"

"The Eternal Night Mercenary Group is already in action. Good luck to them."

"There must be other methods, right?"

“Other methods have also been tried by large mercenary groups. I heard that the legendary royal mercenary group is also interested in this ruin and has come here quietly.”

"The Royal Mercenary Group? Is that the one that's supposedly a mercenary group secretly formed by the royal family?"

"Yes, that's the one. It's said that the leader is a student at the Royal Magic Academy."

"Since they're all here, let's wait until someone opens the gate to the ruins before we go in."

"..."

Celia relied on her mental power, while Elena relied on her keen ears; both of them gleaned the information they wanted from the discussions of the crowd.

They found an empty seat and ordered a glass of secret-brewed fruit juice.

Celia said, "With so many people, there will definitely be even more at the ruins. What are you planning to do?"

Elena wore a hat that concealed her elven features. She pricked up her ears and listened intently to the conversations around her. When she heard Celia's question, she said, "Let's rest for a day first. We'll go down and check on the situation at the ruins. We'll open the door when there are fewer people around."

Celia smiled and said, "Do you still want to keep everything in the ruins for yourself?"

Elena shook her head: "I don't want to think about it. With so many people, how could I, a mere second-tier mage, possibly take it all by myself? Anyway, most ruins only have a door, and most of the other things are in the subspace. Different teams going in together might not necessarily meet in the same place."

The elven girl was somewhat disheartened. She had thought she could keep it all to herself, but it turned out she had been discovered, and she was a little disappointed.

"Trying to take all the ruins for oneself is too ambitious. Even a fourth-tier mage couldn't do that. As long as we can take the important things with us, that's fine. Let's go. After we've rested, we'll go check out the situation."

(End of this chapter)