I was a lord farming, how did I become an emperor?

Chapter 126 Learning Foreign Languages
As the sound rang out, the eyes of the statue on the left glowed with a blood-red light.

The stones on its body shattered and fell off like a snake shedding its skin, revealing blue-black scales like those of a marine creature, as if it had come to life.

No, it has truly come back to life!

He picked up the harpoon in his hand and plunged it straight into the soldier prisoner in front of him!
"careful!"

Rod roared at the top of his lungs, his voice echoing through the empty mine!
The prisoner soldier reacted instantly, rolled forward, and scrambled to hide in a corner!
"boom!"

The harpoon pierced the soldier's body and plunged deep into the spot where he had just been standing!
In an instant, pebbles flew everywhere!
The mermaid monster missed its first attack, then suddenly pulled out its harpoon and charged at the captured soldiers again!
"My lord, save me!"

The captured soldiers, their faces filled with terror, shouted loudly, staggered, and fled in a sorry state, clinging to the stone wall.

The mermaid monster seemed to have its sights set on him and kept chasing after him!
"Stop it!"

At Rod's command, Gunle was the first to charge forward!

"Get back here!"

With a roar, Gunle leaped high into the air and swung his giant axe down in a wide arc!

"boom!"

The giant axe slammed down on the harpoon, producing a piercing clang!
"So hard?!"

Gunle was shocked and retreated repeatedly!

Logically speaking, ordinary weapons should have been cleaved in two by Gunle's enchanted axe, but the harpoon withstood it!
At that moment, Durant seized the opportunity and charged in from the side!
The nimble one-handed sword struck the mermaid monster's weak points like a whirlwind, but was blocked one by one.

"Let's attack together!"

Gunther and Durant, one on the left and one on the right, launched a fierce attack on the mermaid monster!
The two worked together seamlessly, each move ruthless, attempting to break through the mermaid's defenses.

The mermaid twisted its body, swung its tail violently, creating a gust of wind that forced Gunle back several steps before turning to face Durant's fierce attack.

This guy is very experienced in combat and his reaction time is astonishing.

Faced with the two attackers, it handled the situation with ease, wielding its harpoons with impenetrable precision, and for a time it held its own.

The corridor was narrow, and for a moment the merman monster exuded an aura of invincibility.

Rhodes wasted no time, raised his longbow, drew his armor-piercing arrow, and fired it at the merman monster!
With a distance of only a dozen meters, Rhodes was certain he wouldn't miss, and the arrow headed straight for the merman monster's face!

"Ding!"

The mermaid monster swung its harpoon to block the arrow, but Durant seized the opportunity and stabbed it in the abdomen with his sword!
Pfft!

Dark green blood flew out as Durant drew his one-handed sword, instantly turning into a pile of powder upon hitting the ground!
"What kind of monster is this?!"

Gunle was momentarily stunned, and the merman monster quickly retreated to the stone gate.

"Quack quack!"

The mermaid monster emitted a strange cry, the sound of which was particularly shrill.

Its body shrank eerily, and without hesitation, it reached out and gouged out one of its own eyeballs!
The bloody eyeballs instantly turned into green gems, and then the mermaid monster pressed them directly into the eye sockets of another statue!
The other statue originally had empty eye sockets, but when the gem fell in, it also flashed red!
Immediately afterwards, another stone statue made a strange noise, its stone skin peeled off in a rustling sound, and it came to life in the blink of an eye!
Rhodes' pupils contracted as a sudden inspiration struck him!
"Eye!"

Rod shouted, "Its weakness is its eyes! Gouge out their eyes!"

Durant and Gunther reacted immediately, their eyes sharpening as they launched an even fiercer attack on the mermaid monster, each strike aimed directly at its head.

The guards nearby also wanted to take the opportunity to move forward, but there was simply no room for them in the cramped space.

If the passageway is blocked, Rod will have no chance to make a move.

"I should have invited Ryan and the others along!"

Rhodes gritted his teeth, his mind focused, his eyes straining to capture the mermaid monster's movements.

He recalled the feeling of sparring with Durant and quickly familiarized himself with the mermaid's attack habits.

When Gunle was once again repelled by the merman monster, Rod seized the opportunity and shot an arrow at the monster!
"Whoosh!"

"Ding!"

With a crisp sound, the arrowhead instantly pierced the mermaid monster's eye socket!
Its eye was shot out, pinned to the wall, and then turned into a gem that fell to the ground!
In an instant, the mermaid's movements froze, as if it had been frozen in time.

Then its massive body crashed to the ground, turning into a pile of rubble that scattered across the earth, raising a cloud of dust.

Gunther reacted quickly and rushed towards another statue, teaming up with Durant once again.

The two worked together to subdue the mermaid monster, and then Rhodes used the same trick again, shooting at the mermaid monster's eyes.

The second mermaid monster quickly blocked, but forgot to defend against Durant.

Durant swiftly stabbed the second mermaid in the eye, forcefully flicking the eye away.

In an instant, the second mermaid statue also lost its support, froze in place, and turned into a pile of rubble.

The cave finally returned to peace.

"My lord, no, no, it's not my fault! I didn't touch them!"

The captured soldiers, still in shock, quickly knelt before Rhodes.

"You're quite clever."

Rhodes glanced at the captured soldiers and handed the longbow to the guard.

In fact, they didn't do anything wrong, nor did they touch anything carelessly. They just observed carefully and brought the two statues back to life.

This can hardly be considered a mistake.

Rhodes estimated that the two statues should be able to detect life, and would come to life if life approached them.

This must be the extraordinary guardian of this place.

It's amazing how well these guards are still working after all these ten thousand years.

"Get up. What's your name?"

Rhodes glanced at the prisoner soldiers and asked.

"Moussen Hammer, my lord."

Rhodes was somewhat surprised and stared at the prisoner soldier for a moment. "Judging from your surname, your family used to be carpenters?"

"Yes, my lord, but I became Earl Falcon's soldier before I learned the skills, and then you captured me."

Musen lowered his head and said in a low voice.

"If you do well, you may have the opportunity to go back to your ancestors' profession in the future."

Rod said something casually.

"Yes, yes, my lord! I will certainly serve you well!"

Musen quickly and loudly assured him.

Rhodes nodded slightly, and Durant picked up the two gems and respectfully handed them to Rhodes.

Rod took it and examined it carefully, his brows relaxing.

The originally blood-red gems have now turned green, and the system information confirmed to Rhode that both of them are Life Gems among the extraordinary gems.

With these two extraordinary gems, Rhodes has really made a profit this time.

Rhodes put away the extraordinary gem and turned his attention to the fragments of the two statues.

"These two things seem to be something special."

The Life Gem cannot be brought back to life simply by placing it on any statue.

These two statues should be the main focus, and the Life Gem should only provide them with the driving energy.

Rhodes secretly guessed that the two statues must have been much more powerful in the past, but perhaps the passage of time had made them fragile.

Even so, they were still able to go toe-to-toe with Gunner and Durant.

Unfortunately, those two statues have already turned into a pile of rubble.

Everyone was amazed and couldn't help but go up to look at the rubble on the ground.

Gunle ran up, picked up the merman's harpoon, and presented it to Rhodes, exclaiming, "This thing can actually withstand your forged axe! It must be a fine piece!"

Rhodes nodded, took the harpoon, and examined it carefully.

The trident-shaped harpoon is entirely dark blue in color.

Upon closer inspection, one can discern some intricate symbols and patterns on the surface, while the handle is adorned with decorations resembling seaweed, giving it a distinctively marine feel.

Rhodes weighed it in his hand and knew from its weight that it was definitely not ordinary iron.

It makes sense when you think about it. A weapon that can withstand long-term immersion in salt water in the sea must be something extraordinary.

It's either an extraordinary magical weapon or a special mineral substance from the sea.

"Put them all away and take them back."

Rhodes and his guards weren't used to using it, but it was somewhat similar to the savage spear in that it was used.

Or try to recast it.

“And all these weapons embedded in the stones on the ground should also be dug out.”

"Rhodes gave the order, a slight smile on his face. It doesn't matter if you don't recognize them, as long as you know they're all good stuff."

"Yes!"

The crowd responded in unison, and the guards immediately began to work.

Rhodes beckoned to the soldier who had captured Musen.

"Take your teammates and check the rooms on both sides of the corridor."

Rod instructed, "Be careful."

Musen nodded repeatedly and led his teammates to push open the first door on the left.

The room is rather cramped, probably less than 20 square meters.

Inside are three parallel rock platforms, which look like stone beds or experimental tables.

Rhodes guessed in his mind that if it was a stone bed, then this was the dormitory, and if it was an experimental table, then it was the laboratory.

At the far end of the room, there was a row of bookshelves carved from the reef, decorated with some broken coral pieces.

Besides that, there was nothing else of value.

The soldiers searched carefully, but found nothing of interest except for the fossil patterns on the wall.

Rhodes didn't waste any time in this room; he waved and led his men to another room.

Rod searched two rooms in a row but found nothing.

Until the fourth room at the end.

The fourth room is different from the other three. The walls here are lined with stone cabinets, and the stone door is tightly closed.

Musen and his teammates went forward to try to open it, but it wouldn't budge.

Then the guards brought ropes and tied them to the stone gate. The seven men, along with Gangle, pulled together with all their might, desperately trying to pull the stone gate open.

"Strength!"

"Oh!"

With a muffled thud, a streak of light flashed across the cabinet, and the stone cabinet door was forcibly pulled down, slamming heavily to the ground.

The contents of the cabinet were then revealed to everyone.

—It was filled with all sorts of books.

"Take it and take a look."

Rod gave the order with some curiosity.

"Yes, my lord."

Musen respectfully agreed and reached for the book.

However, the moment he touched the book, it was instantly crushed into powder and turned into a pile of dust.

Musen froze for a moment, then knelt down before Rhodes in a panic: "My lord, I... I didn't use force, I didn't!"

He explained anxiously.

Rod sighed and did not blame him.

"Get up."

It's normal for ancient books to weather into fragments over such a long period of time.

It's already quite amazing that these books have been preserved until now so that Rhodes can see them.

Perhaps there's some special magic on this cabinet that has preserved these books for so long.

But the spell had already disappeared when the door was opened, so these books are unlikely to be preserved.

"It's okay, you can keep taking them."

Rod calmly gave the order.

"Yes, yes, sir."

Musen carefully reached out and took the books out of the cabinet one by one, turning them all into pieces.

It wasn't until the ninth book that it wasn't shattered, and Musen respectfully handed it to Rhodes.

Rhodes was initially delighted, but after receiving the book, he was immediately somewhat disappointed.

The characters on it, twisted like insects and ants, were completely incomprehensible to me.

Rhodes was speechless.

"Keep taking."

"Okay sir."

Musen took down the books one by one, a total of thirty-nine, but only four were preserved intact in the end.

Looking at the four books laid out in front of him, Rod couldn't help but sigh.

These four books are very well preserved; the paper feels incredibly soft and comfortable to the touch, like the skin of some kind of creature.

But he didn't recognize a single word on these four books.

But Rhodes did not underestimate these four books; instead, he treasured them like precious gems, valuing them even more than extraordinary gems.

In this ancient site, the well-preserved books must be precious items.

The materials of ordinary books are reduced to fragments; only precious books can be preserved for so long.

Apart from these four books, Rhodes found nothing else of note in the room.

Just to be on the safe side, Rhodes had his guards search the four rooms twice more to make sure there was nothing else to be found.

"Just keep going."

Rhodes pointed to the next door and told Musen to open it.

However, the soldiers pushed for a long time, but the stone door did not respond at all.

Gunle and his men tried the same trick again, attempting to pull the gate open with a rope, but there was no response.

Rod and his men searched the area but found no mechanisms or switches.

When Rod placed his hand on the door, he felt a faint flow of energy.

Is there an extraordinary gem inside this door?
Or is it, like the two statues, a creation of extraordinary nature?

When Rod was puzzled, Gunle spoke up first.
"Sir, let me try with the pickaxe and see if I can break it open?"

Rhodes thought about it and, seeing no better alternative, nodded in agreement.

Immediately, Gangle and his men brought pickaxes from above and began violent construction on the stone gate.

Dang Dang Dang Dang——

Gangle kept pounding on the stone door, sending shards of stone flying.

Strangely, the entire stone gate was exceptionally hard.

After knocking for most of the day, only a few pieces of surface stone were knocked off, and then there was no further reaction.

Gunle did not give up and continued to chisel away with all his might.

As he continued to dig deeper, Rhodes suddenly saw a semi-transparent shield of light appear on the gate.

With each strike of Gunther, a shield of light would appear, covered with delicate, worm-like characters that shimmered with an eerie glow.

Rhodes stared at the distorted characters above, then suddenly remembered something.
"Go and bring those books."

Durant quickly unwrapped the books and handed them to Rod.

Rhodes took the book and compared it carefully, finding that the text on it was extremely similar in style to the text on the Light Shield.

Rhodes searched carefully and even found symbols in the book that were almost identical to those on the Light Shield.

Although he doesn't know the words, Rod can understand pictures.

"This is likely an extraordinary spell with energy protection; brute force alone will not work."

Rod said thoughtfully to Gunle, "Forget it, don't waste your energy."

It seems I need to study the text in these books first and find out what these things actually are.

He sighed slightly.

It was only after discovering this ruin that Rhodes truly realized his ignorance in the realm of the extraordinary.

They couldn't even understand the text on the discovered ancient books.

Rhodes couldn't help but sigh,
"Looks like I need to really learn these extraordinary foreign languages."

(End of this chapter)