Void Beetle Evolution Guide

Although Elise was the officer in charge of those soldiers, Ahri didn't want a conflict between them. But seeing Maokai's resolute attitude, she could only choose to protect herself and silently pray for Elise.

"Excuse me, I'll be right back." Ahri chuckled awkwardly and ran off to a corner to whisper to Wild Hunt.

"My benefactor, do you have any way to obtain some Fountain of Life? That way, I'll be more confident when I ask Maokai for the address later." Ahri thought to herself, "He who takes a bribe is bound to do his bidding."

"Didn't Komokae say he was going to deal with Elise?"

"It doesn't know that those people's superior is Elise, but even if it did, its attitude wouldn't change easily." Ahri was too lazy to argue with Mao.

Kai explained that it was hard to explain, so he added, "Just give it a little bit. Its body is so huge, a little bit of the Water of Life shouldn't change anything. Maybe it'll be so happy that it'll tell me its address."

"Alright, you wait and see."

Wild Hunt shifted his consciousness to Kai'Sa, and the group, riding in Portil, sped along, almost reaching Luxtak.

Wild Hunt explained his purpose to Kai'Sa, who grabbed a handful of snow, wrapped the World Rune inside, and waited for the snow to absorb the energy emanating from the rune and melt into water, thus creating a bottle of Fountain of Life.

In reality, the Blessed Water is simply groundwater infused with World Runes; nothing special about it. After obtaining the item, Ahri went to Maokai.

"Maokai, I still have some of the blessed water I found back then. Why don't you take it?" Ahri said sincerely.

“How can that be? Blessed Light Water is an extremely precious healing medicine. You should keep it for when you are injured. If something happens to you, the Vasani clan may be completely wiped out from the annals of history.” Maokai shook the branch, politely refusing.

"More than that, I care about the ultimate fate of my people. To be honest, I came to the Shadow Isles to find them. If you could tell me where they are, that would be wonderful."

"Alright, I accept your kindness. In exchange, I'll tell you the location of the secret vault." Seeing that Ahri had gone this far, Maokai felt embarrassed to stop her from acknowledging her ancestry.

It stretched out its roots to take the blessed water from Ahri's hand, leaving a small tree spirit in her palm at the same time.

The little thing looks quite unique, with a pointed head and a round belly. Its overall shape is like a potato with four limbs, except that it is made of tree bark.

Its mouth and eyes almost take up the entire front, and you can see that its belly is empty through its trap-like mouth. A green leaf is attached to the tip of its head, making it both ugly and cute.

“Follow it, it will lead you to the secret vault,” Maokai explained.

The little tree spirit immediately jumped down from Ahri's palm and ran eastward with its short legs. Because its legs were so short, it had to maintain a high pace to walk fast, which made it look quite comical.

"Thank you so much!" Ahri couldn't hide her excitement and thanked her repeatedly.

“There’s one more thing. I remember the Vasani mentioned that there’s a Baru furnace in the Vault. There should be some good stuff inside. You can go take a look when you have time,” Maokai added.

"Okay, I've got it." Looking back, the little tree spirit was already almost gone. Ahri hurriedly said goodbye to Maokai and jogged after it.

……

Following the little tree spirit, Ahri avoided many detours and successfully found the secret vault where the elders of Blessed Light Island had housed the Vessag tribe.

The secret vault could be said to be above ground, or it could be underground. It's located within a cliff face, and below the cliff lies the sea.

The only thing stopping her from finding her people now is a broken bridge.

As Ahri was thinking this, she saw the little tree spirit running towards the broken bridge. She thought the little tree spirit hadn't seen the break ahead and was about to call out to stop it from falling when she saw the roots on both sides of the bridge suddenly come to life, stretching out and moving closer to each other, eventually connecting together to form a root bridge.

To correct you, there's nothing stopping her now.

"This is truly amazing," Ahri exclaimed, quickly catching up to the entrance of the secret vault.

There were also some tightly entwined roots on the gate. Just when Ahri thought the little tree spirit would use magic to untangle them, it jumped straight onto the gate and exploded with a "bang".

"Cough cough! Cough cough!" The explosion kicked up smoke and dust, causing Ahri to cough. She heard the sound of tree bark fragments flying through the air at high speed, and knew that this was no joke. She felt a chill of fear, and was glad that she hadn't gotten too close.

"It...it...how could it suddenly explode?! Couldn't it have just untangled the roots like before?!" Ahri cried out in a frenzy, still shaken.

"These little treants were originally bombs created by Maokai specifically to deal with the undead, so it's only natural that they exploded," Wild Hunt explained. "Perhaps the gate was locked, and it couldn't be opened by simply untying the tree roots, which is why it exploded like that."

"You really can't judge a book by its cover..."

The little tree spirit, having completed its mission, made a glorious exit. As the smoke dissipated, Ahri saw that the gate had been blown half-collapsed, with a gap just big enough for her to squeeze through.

With a heart full of trepidation, she summoned a magic orb in her palm as a light source and entered the secret vault.

Chapter 339 Golems and Research

Ahri held up the Spirit Orb, its soft light like a beacon, piercing through the thick darkness and illuminating the passage beneath her feet.

The floating dust, like ethereal ghosts, faintly outlined an ancient corridor. On the stone walls on both sides of the corridor, rounded patterns appeared and disappeared, murals left by our ancestors.

There are no deadly anti-theft mechanisms here, because the vault was originally intended as a dwelling place for the Vessani tribe to live and conduct research, not as a tomb.

At the end of the corridor was a spacious hall, where Ahri saw many purple crystal pillars floating in mid-air, emitting a faint glow.

In a corner of the hall, several fox statues stood quietly. The fox statues sat steadily on their bases, their nine tails spreading out behind them like a peacock's tail feathers, both clever and beautiful.

Seeing this, Ahri became even more certain that she had finally found the ruins of her people. It was just a pity that time was merciless; she was too late, otherwise she would have jumped up and down with excitement right now.

"It's a nine-tailed fox!" Although she was very excited, Ahri still subconsciously lowered her voice, afraid of disturbing the sleeping souls in this place.

"Looks like the intelligence was right. Congratulations, Ahri," Wild Hunt said.

"It's all thanks to you. If it weren't for your guidance, I probably would never have found any trace of my people before I died."

"Keep exploring and see what they've left you with."

Ahri arrived at the hall and, as soon as she descended the stairs and approached an altar, she noticed a change in her sunstone.

She saw the spirit fox in the magic orb suddenly fly out, circle the table once, and several illusory figures quietly appeared.

"My sunstone... is glowing. I sense... a memory?" Ahri murmured to herself.

This phantom is neither a ghost nor a soul, but an echo of memory.

The people in the phantom, like Ahri, have nine fluffy fox tails that converge into one and hang down naturally.

They were gathered in twos and threes around the amethyst on the table, chatting animatedly.

"Ahri, what did you see?" Even the mighty Wild Hunt cannot peer into another's memories.

Ahri frowned, trying hard to catch the intermittent, electric-like sounds.

“I see… the Visha! My people. Here they are… a group of scholars, studying something. I can’t concentrate… but they mentioned the Holy Aura. And… memories of Nagakapolos—they’ve vanished.”

“Nagacapolos…” the Wild Hunt murmured. “That’s the god worshipped by the Baru. Perhaps we can learn more by going to the Baru Forge that Maokai mentioned before.”

"Hmm," Ahri responded, but her gaze was drawn to the carvings on the table.

Most of these carvings were blurred and difficult to discern, but a small portion remained intact, so I read them aloud out of curiosity.

"Please...don't forget the important work we've accomplished here. Time is limited, and although the black mist has ravaged this facility, our research is too vital to be lost. The Memory Orb should still be intact; I only hope..."

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Ahri's voice abruptly stopped because the carving abruptly ended there.

"Golem... Memory Orb... It seems your people's research extends beyond just memory storage techniques; they may have also developed mechanical puppetry," Wild Hunt analyzed.

"They're amazing. I never imagined our clan's talents could be used like this." Ahri perked up and walked towards the door at the other end of the hall.

Beyond the gate lay a strange space. Three towering towers stood within this vast area, connected by white stone bridges edged with gold. The purple crystal pillars seen earlier floated between the dark cliffs, the smallest of them taller than a person, emitting a dim light.

Ahri walked among them and saw the so-called golem.

These golems look clumsy, with amethyst inlaid on their white stone bodies and round, yellowish-brown heads—the color scheme is hard to describe. Their shoulders are taller than their heads, and their joints are separate, seemingly connected by gravity or a magnetic field.

Due to their age and loss of power, these golems were covered in thick dust and lay scattered haphazardly on the road, becoming an eyesore.

Ahri bypassed the golem and continued deeper, arriving at one of the towers.

Numerous golems are scattered throughout the tower, acting as loyal guardians, protecting its secrets. In the center of the tower, a gigantic instrument resembling a globe stands silently, its purpose unknown.

As Ahri passed the golem closest to the entrance, the phantom of her memories resurfaced.

"Another memory of Vessani. They... channeled something into the golem. They are using their innate abilities; they are guiding... emotions!"

"It sounds like they're creating a personality for the golem..." For some reason, Wild Hunt immediately thought of artificial intelligence. "Your people seem to be doing some incredible research, more ambitious than I imagined. No wonder they're willing to send you out while they stay on the island to continue their research."

"So... some of them might have had a chance to escape this disaster." Ahri felt a pang of loss for no reason, perhaps she didn't have to be the last survivor of the Vesa Ninja.

"Cheer up, Ahri. This is research that your people risked their lives to complete; you should take it even more seriously."

"Yes. I understand."

"So, do you think you also have this ability?"

"Uh... I'll give it a try." Ahri had only ever extracted memories, never tried injecting them, and she didn't know what would happen. Compared to these people, she still had a lot to learn.

Ahri cautiously tried to infuse the golem with memories, but it seemed unnecessary.

As she approached, the golem suddenly shot out a beam of red light, scanning the sunstone in her hand. As the dangerous red light turned green, the golem emitted a buzzing sound similar to an electrical current.

"Key detected... System startup... Hello, respected administrator... Trial Unit One is happy to serve you." The golem didn't move, but it emitted a youthful voice that didn't match its bulky appearance.

"Uh, what the heck?" Ahri was not used to this way of speaking.

"Searching for 'what the hell'... Sorry, there is no information for this term in the database. Please provide more accurate instructions."

Listening to this nonsensical conversation, Wild Hunt reminded him, "Just as I thought, it really is artificial intelligence. Ahri, feel free to ask it anything you want to know, it will tell you everything it knows."

Upon hearing this, Ahri pondered for a moment and then asked, "May I ask, what are my people doing here?"

"Recalling the developer's research log. Day 1. I'm very homesick, but we've made revolutionary progress with the researchers in Hylia. The white mist is more fascinating than we thought, and we've transformed it into a conduit using a memory transfer spell. The application of this technology can bring long-term benefits to the Visha and the world, and we must continue our research."

"Turn the white mist into a conduit...and direct it to where?" Ahri pressed.

"Answer. The Memory Orb."

"what is that?"

"Answer. The Memory Orb is a device used to store memories. Currently, it is being mass-produced as a substitute for the Sun Stone and is also a core component of the Golem."

Ahri then noticed that the so-called core was actually an amethyst from the golem's chest. Such crystals were everywhere in the vault, making them rather inconspicuous.

"Can you move?" Ahri then asked.

"Answer: No, lack of energy. Please activate the energy device."

Where is that thing?

"Answer: Each tower is equipped with an independent energy system."

"So it's inside the tower, right?" Ahri nodded, then asked, "Do you know where the Baru Furnace is?"

"Involves core secrets, high-level access required! Current remaining energy is less than one percent, please activate the energy source as soon as possible!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the light around the golem dimmed instantly, and it fell silent.

Chapter 340 The Baju Furnace

The golem fell silent, and Ahri had no choice but to follow its instructions and search the tower for an energy source.

Soon, she arrived at a command platform, above which floated a ball of magical energy radiating a soft glow, its light intertwining and converging to form a bright sphere. Below the device, a mark read: "Release."

"Looks like this is it," Wild Hunt murmured.

The Wild Hunt's voice gave Ahri some confidence. She took a deep breath and slowly reached out towards the mark. Then, she felt a surge of information flooding into her senses.

"We've found the right one! This device can control the flow of energy!" Ahri exclaimed in surprise.

As Ahri controlled it, a deep rumble echoed from the depths of the secret vault. In the center of the tower, the huge globe that had been stationary began to slowly rotate, and mysterious runes on its surface lit up one by one, circulating along a predetermined trajectory.

At the same time, the purple crystal pillar slowly rose from the base, releasing an even brighter light. Ahri looked back and saw that the golems that had been lying haphazardly on the ground were standing up one by one.

"It's a success!" Ahri exclaimed in amazement at the extraordinary wisdom of her ancestors. However, she did not immediately return to the golem's side.

After the energy was restored, another sphere of light appeared near the globe. This sphere was more solid and stable than the previous one, resembling a bright moon hanging in the sky, exuding a pure aura.

“I can sense many emotions from this orb,” Ahri suddenly said as she got closer.

“It must be some kind of container… Can you pull them out?” the Wild Hunt asked.

“I remember seeing Vessah pour these emotions into the golem… I should be able to do that with my abilities.”

Ahri reached out and extracted memories. As these memories were injected into her brain, she understood many things in an instant.

"This is a collection of memories from an ordinary person's entire life. They call this basic memory. By injecting this into the golems, they can understand human speech, communicate, and be commanded to act."

“Treating memories as programs… Interesting.” Wild Hunt pondered for a moment: “Since there are basic types of memories, there must be more advanced types. Acquiring them should unlock more permissions.”

Ahri nodded, noted down Wild Hunt's words, and then returned to the golem.

"How can I get to the Baju Furnace?"

"Involves core secrets; access requires advanced privileges!"

The golem's response was the same as always, so Ahri changed her approach: "How do I gain advanced privileges?"

"Answer: Please go to the Memory Center and the Silo of Light to obtain authorization."

"It sounds like the names of two other towers. Does that mean I have to make two more trips to complete it?" Ahri frowned, feeling rather troubled.