In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar!

Chapter 83 The Temple of the Flower Goddess (June 20th, requesting first subscription)

According to Farusan's teachings, the still-operating heritage institutions are usually interconnected.

First, the main entrance of a building should not only be able to be opened from the inside; there must be corresponding mechanisms or other ways to open it from the outside.

Secondly, any institution must be connected to its main gate.

This connection could be achieved through purely mechanical structures, such as controlling the opening and closing of a gate by the physical rotation of a wheel or gear; or it could utilize elemental forces or other forms of energy as a power source to manipulate the gate.

Regardless of the type, as long as the connection between the mechanism and the gate can be identified, the switch to open the gate can be found.

In this situation, if Wang Yan had elemental vision, he could simply open it and take a look to find the location of the switch.

Perhaps this is why travelers can easily enter and exit ruins in games.

Because in her eyes, these mechanisms and traps were all transparent, completely without any secrets.

Unfortunately, a traveler is a traveler, and a king's words are a king's words.

He could only use Professor Farusan's method to examine the runes in the gate area bit by bit, looking for the energy loop of the gate through subtle changes, and then finding the gate switch at the other end of the energy loop.

Fortunately, Farusan passed the question to Wang Yan, probably confirming that the switch wasn't hard to find.

About ten minutes later, Wang Yan found it next to an elemental tablet that was buried under rubble.

"Mentor, I've found it!" Wang Yan shouted.

Farusian nodded and walked over: "Sixteen minutes. For your first time descending into the ruins, that's not bad. You're much better than some of the idiots in the Order House."

Although she occasionally referred to Wang Yan as a foolish apprentice, Farusan was quite satisfied with this disciple.

She learns things quickly, is polite, and even cooks for herself after staying up all night. She's amazing.

"Mentor, shall we activate the Elemental Stele next?" Wang Yan accepted the compliment, which wasn't exactly a compliment, and then asked.

Farusan nodded: "Generally speaking, elemental monuments require corresponding elements to activate. So, what do you think ordinary people should do since they don't have the Eye of God?"

"Hmm—there should be special tools for that," Wang Yan said after thinking for a moment.

The biggest difference between humans and wild animals is that humans can use tools.

"That's right." Farusan nodded and took out a purple fragment from her small bag. "The patterns on this monument are standard lightning element symbols, so we can activate it using some items with lightning element power."

"The Adventurers' Guild has many items that can activate Elemental Monuments, but the simplest one is—" Farusan said, running her hand across the monument with a fragment, "Rubbing it with the Elemental Fragment."

With a sizzling sound, a fragment of lightning element sparked a bolt of electricity as it rubbed against the elemental monument.

Then, Wang Yan saw the elemental symbols on the elemental tablet suddenly light up, followed by a slight friction sound.

Looking towards the main gate, the heavy stone door was slowly opening.

"Let's go, this should be a time-limited switch, we should close the door soon," Farusan said, then walked straight towards the door.

Wang Yan quickly followed.

Upon entering the site, sure enough, traces of arthropods reappeared, even more chaotic and numerous.

The "flowing sand and dust-washing pattern" on the gate seems to be for external use only, not for internal use.

"We've officially entered their lair, Wang Yan. Be careful and stay close to me." Farusan said, reaching out her hand, and He Yao's multifaceted form flew out and hovered beside Wang Yan.

Although the mentor is like a cute girl, she gives people an incredible sense of security.

"Yes, mentor." Wang Yan responded and took out his crossbow, ready to attack at any time.

After walking through a passageway, Wang Yan's attention was quickly drawn to the surrounding scenery.

"Mentor, these reliefs—" he exclaimed in a low voice.

Farusian also stopped and looked around.

The surrounding walls were covered with exquisite and intricate reliefs, all featuring flowers as their central theme.

Some resemble blooming roses, their petals curling and unfolding layer by layer; others resemble graceful lotuses, standing tall amidst rippled water patterns; still others resemble lilies of the valley, hanging in clusters as if swaying gently in the breeze—

Each flower has a unique shape, from bud to full bloom, from single petals to double petals, displaying countless forms.

The sculptor's skill was clearly unparalleled; the lines were smooth and full of life. Wang Yan even saw a touch of delicate and charming liveliness in these carvings.

"Mentor, these flowers—" Wang Yan asked hesitantly, though he already had a guess in his mind.

In a desert region, with so many flowers, the answer undoubtedly points to the woman who owns the flowers.

As expected, after observing the surrounding flower carvings, Falushan asked Wang Yan, "Do you know the three gods in the legend of Mount Sumeru?"

Wang Yan nodded and continued, "The mentor is referring to the Grass God, the Crimson King, and that Flower Goddess, right? Could it be—"

“That’s right, I think this must be one of the temples dedicated to the goddess of flowers,” said Farusan.

"Shouldn't Patishalan be the one to symbolize the goddess of flowers?"

"Of course not. Although Patishalan is often used to symbolize the goddess of flowers in folk tales, it doesn't mean that Patishalan is the only goddess of flowers," Farusan said, shaking her head.

Wang Yan nodded, giving an "I see" look.

He knew, of course, that the flowers of the goddess of flowers were not just Padissana, and that the blue water lily was even more fitting for the identity of this lady of flowers than Padissana.

But as an apprentice, you must give your mentor a sense of accomplishment from time to time.

Just like now, seeing Wang Yan's "I see" expression, Farusan felt quite pleased.

"Judging from the situation, this should be a lost temple of the Flower Goddess. According to records, the Flower Goddess was the first to fall. I didn't expect this temple to still be in operation."

Farussan sighed.

This temple is not only still operational at its outer gates, but its interior is also brightly lit, with certain illuminating runes still intact, providing ample light for those who come after.

Unfortunately, apart from the Huadiao wine, there was nothing else here; there were no books or scrolls to be seen.

Wang Yan glanced at the surrounding carvings and then at the marks on the ground: "Mentor, it seems the Sacred Beast has entered the depths of the temple."

There was a row of small holes on the ground, arranged rather haphazardly, extending all the way into the depths of the temple.

"Well, let's go. Hopefully, nothing inside has been damaged," Farusan said.

In fact, many of the carvings on the outside have been damaged, losing their aesthetic appeal.

Fortunately, although Farusian was skilled in mechanical arts, she was ultimately an intellectual.

If it were Kavi here, he might have already gone berserk.

The exquisite ancient reliefs have been destroyed. This is even a rare temple dedicated to the goddess of flowers. Let alone Kavi, any philosopher would go berserk here.

The only difference is that some people can simply pick up a greatsword and go in to kill the monsters, some people can build an autonomous mechanism to kill the monsters, while some people have poor grades and poor practical skills, and in the end they can only be impotent and furious.