Original God, I am the only designated Red King God Envoy of Xumi

There is a relatively wide road below, and at the end of the road is a rock wall. In a word, it is a dead end. You can get here by walking on the road on the ground, but that requires going around a big circle. It is better to take a little risk and rely on the Wings of Wind. Even if Amber falls, she is confident that she will not get hurt.

After Amber checked again and again that the deployment of the Wings of Wind would not be hindered, she suddenly jumped out and fell downwards. The only sound in her ears was the wind. She had experienced falling like this many times. When she was only about 7 or 8 meters away from the ground, she spread out the Wings of Wind. After the Wings of Wind were spread out, her body suddenly stopped in the air. This was not a pleasant feeling. It seemed as if her internal organs had changed places. Amber endured it, skillfully adjusted her balance, and let herself slowly fall to the ground.

There was nothing at the end of the road, but Amber's perception was not the case. The ruins were right under her feet, and the road leading to the ruins was nearby.

Amber observed everything around her very carefully. Combining her perception, she could feel that the flow of the earth veins here had been artificially changed. This was a common phenomenon in many ruins. Following the perceived "rhythm", Amber walked towards a place covered by cactus pillars and sand.

She took out a small bottle with a vortex of green light inside, stepped back a little, and threw the bottle into the sand pile.

As the bottle shattered, a violent wind suddenly emerged with the place where the bottle shattered as the origin. The turbulent airflow covering the surrounding 3 meters blew away the sand pile, crushed the cactus, and revealed the elemental monument hidden underneath.

Amber does not possess the Eye of God, but she can still indirectly use elemental power to a limited extent - relying on the products of her research on alchemy.

There is no symbol of any element on the elemental monument. In fact, this is the situation encountered when actually exploring the ruins. The lucky ones with the Eye of God can confirm what kind of elemental force is needed to activate the elemental monument by sensing the elemental force. It is said that some races that can use elemental force by nature can also do similar things. Although Amber cannot use elemental force directly, she can still sense it.

——What the Elemental Monument requires is violent elemental power, that is, the thunder element.

No matter what kind of elemental power it is, it is ultimately another form of earth vein energy. Even the entire continent itself is actually formed by the materialization of seven elements. The alchemy mastered by Amber is actually the use of earth vein energy. Therefore, it can use elemental power to a limited extent through earth vein energy and instruments.

Amber pulled out a throwing knife from the belt around her waist. As it rubbed against the special scabbard, the lightning element in it was activated, and purple arcs of electricity danced on it.

Amber stabbed the flying knife into the gap on the square monument. The lightning representing the thunder element was quickly absorbed, and bits of light also poured out from the square monument.

As the square tablet was reactivated, a sound of stone rubbing against each other was heard not far from Amber.

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Chapter 5: An unexpected reward

Amber was delighted, she knew that she had found the right "key".

The sound came from an opened hole, which was originally buried under the sand. As it opened, all the sand above flowed into the hole.

Amber put away the throwing knife and came to the cave entrance. It no longer had elemental power, but it was still sharp.

In front of him was a vertical square passage, more than one meter deep. Going down, he could see a spiral staircase. Amber didn't hesitate. After making a mark on the rock wall nearby, he jumped down directly, gripped the spear tightly, and began to move downwards.

The passage was dark, but Amber was not hindered. By sensing the "rhythm" of the ruins, she had roughly grasped the surrounding terrain. It was like a three-dimensional map that lacked details but was complete enough, which was very convenient.

Judging from the map, this passage is at least ten meters deep. There is a door at the bottom of the passage. Behind the door is a large space. Behind this space is another large space, but the details of the space are difficult to distinguish with Amber.

There was always a dangerous atmosphere in the second space, but no "rhythm" of life could be felt. Amber was also familiar with this situation. It was most likely some kind of mechanical creation. If this was one of the remains of the Red King, it was probably a machine similar to an energy construct.

Amber silently gripped the spear and headed deeper. After circling the thick pillar in the center of the spiral staircase several times, she finally reached the bottom.

In front of me is a cavity dug out in the rock. The air here is slightly turbid. A tightly closed stone door appears in front of me. There are yellow and blue raised lines on it, making the whole door look quite beautiful.

On the ground to the left of the door is a square-shaped device, which is also a common thing in the ruins and serves as a switch.

After confirming the direction of the earth vein energy in the ruins, Amber pressed a small raised switch on the block. The door full of historical atmosphere was opened again after a long time, accompanied by a tremor.

The scene inside the door appeared in front of Amber. It was a not small space. There was a square structure protruding from the ground in the center of the room. There were many "channels" on the walls and the ground that guided the energy of the earth veins. An unknown device hung from the ceiling, facing the square structure protruding from the ground.

Amber walked closer to observe and found that the protruding structure was actually hollow. It passed through the floor and the rock wall, and was bottomless. The device hanging above was like an inverted "tower". Amber looked around but couldn't find anything, only saw a door.

After opening another door in the same way, a larger space appeared in front of Amber. In comparison, this space was not so empty. Before Amber had time to observe, the sound of several mechanical startups reached her ears.

They were machines called "elemental energy structures". They had bodies similar to equilateral triangular pyramids, with two different "devices" on both sides of their bodies for attack. They were divided into different types according to the different devices.

One of them has two cone-like instruments, called "reshaping instruments", and the other is like a steel flower with only three petals. In the center of the iron flower is a blue device that can be used to emit lasers, called a "prospecting machine". These are what scholars learned from the ancient texts engraved on their bodies.

Amber gripped the spear tightly and rushed towards the exploration machine first. The laser frequency emitted by this energy construct was very fast, and it would be very troublesome if it was not dealt with first when there were multiple enemies.

Two laser beams were fired crosswise from the devices on both sides of the exploration aircraft, and the two sharp cones of the reshaping instrument were merged into one, forming a larger sharp cone that stabbed vertically towards the amber in the air.

Amber jumped to the side to escape the attack range of the spikes and avoided the laser scan. The spikes pierced the floor fiercely and exploded again a moment later, creating a big hole in the floor. The laser of the exploration machine also left obvious marks on the wall.

In mid-air, Amber quickly took out a green bottle from her waist bag with her free hand and threw it towards the exploration machine. As the bottle shattered, thick grass elemental mist enveloped the small area. When Amber landed steadily on the ground, the spear in her hand was already flashing with purple arcs of electricity.

This was the first weapon capable of harnessing elemental power that she created after mastering the relevant alchemy, and she has been using it until now. Perhaps in the glorious era hundreds of years ago, this creation seemed crude, like adding a nozzle and ignition device to a long sword, and installing a small gas tank at the back, full of the atmosphere of picking up garbage in the wasteland, but in this era it is already extremely precious.

Ordinary people without the Eye of God can probably only use elemental power in this way with the help of external objects.

Amber stomped on the ground suddenly, raised her spear and stabbed it at the core of the exploration machine. She stepped on the ground continuously, making a stomping sound, accompanied by the sound of metal clashing. The spear full of thunder elemental power pierced the core. The thunder element reacted violently with the grass element that permeated the exploration machine. The purple arc turned into a more turbulent green arc, and the movement of the exploration machine suddenly slowed down a bit.

The exploration machine, which had been stimulated by the reaction, seemed very vulnerable when facing the attack of the spear with thunder element again. In just a moment, its core was easily shattered, and it turned into a pile of scrap metal with an explosion that had little power at all.

Amber raised her spear and prepared to attack the reshaping device on the other side, but a sharp cone fell from the sky. Amber dodged it nimbly and the body of the reshaping device quickly became transparent.

Amber was not surprised by this. This was another characteristic of the energy construct. After it threw out the "components" used for attack, its core would sometimes enter an "invisible" state, making it difficult to be discovered and more resistant to attacks.

Breaking it down forcefully is one way, but another way is more sensible.

Amber stepped back to avoid another spike, and both spikes were driven into the ground. Their tips began to discharge and connected by arcs.

It is very troublesome to deal with multiple energy constructs at the same time, especially energy constructs of different models. If you delay too long, you will often be forced to avoid it by its autonomous attack components. Because it is not visual, you cannot see its core at all, causing it to take the attack and suffer injuries.

Fortunately, there is only one exploration plane left, so it is not difficult to deal with it.

Amber's spear quickly and continuously stabbed at the spike of the exploration machine that was stuck in the ground. It was soon paralyzed, and the other spike was paralyzed in the same way. With the white light flashing on the spikes, they entered self-repair. The core that was originally almost invisible also became translucent and stood there motionless. The blue light connected it to the attack component, providing energy for the component's self-repair.

Amber was not in a hurry to attack the core. It was still very hard and there were other ways to crack it.

She gripped the spear tightly, and the purple arc of electricity on the tip of the spear flickered. As the spear tip stabbed towards the attack component under repair, a repulsive reaction occurred between the arc and the energy source, and the core connected to the original component by energy was paralyzed in a tremor.

Amber didn't hesitate and quickly approached, smashing the core of the reshaping device. With another explosion, the reshaping device turned into a pile of scrap metal.

Amber was not in a hurry to explore the surroundings. She bent down and picked up the remaining metal materials on the ground and the prisms used by the energy construct to store and utilize energy. These materials were excellent for making weapons that could utilize elemental forces. It was always a good deal to collect them. The remaining metals could also be used to make iron tools.

Amber put them into the big bag on his back and took out a red thought fruit from it to replenish the consumed water and energy.

She explored the place while eating the red thought fruit. Frankly speaking, the red thought fruit was not very delicious. It tasted like dragon fruit but was softer, and the seeds were bigger and harder. It was not as sweet in comparison. The only advantage was that it was still quite juicy.

It didn't take Amber too long to fully explore the space. She had confirmed that this was just a small relic. She found a relatively well-preserved journal in a drawer in what was probably a table.

Amber had some knowledge of the ancient characters in the desert and could understand most of them. As she read, she received a great piece of good news.

She confirmed why there was no clan stationed here. The reason was simple - the water source was polluted, but only the water source here was polluted.

This was originally an underground facility used to mine precious minerals. After the ore was basically mined, the demon residue left by the Death Demon was accidentally dug out. By the time this was discovered, the demon residue had already flowed into the water source.

In order to prevent the residue from polluting the water source in a large area, the staff finally recovered the residue after expedited salvage, and then planned to use modified prospecting equipment to purify the negative energy remaining in the water source.

The log stopped after that, but Amber could guess that it was probably an accident and they died here before they could evacuate, or they had to evacuate urgently.

But... this place is well preserved, and the equipment is likely still usable.

It's likely that tribes haven't tried to settle here before, but what would be the consequences of drinking water imbued with the negative energy of the demon's residue for a long time? Gradual weakening, perhaps even death. Perhaps this place was considered cursed, and no clan dared to approach again—until the arrival of the ignorant Green Clan.

Amber spent some more time studying the remaining information here, and according to her intuition, she installed the energy core into the device and started it up.

Energy was transported into the purification device, and green energy gathered at the bottom of the device. After a brief accumulation, the light beam shot into the bottomless square hole.

Amber didn't dare look down. God knows what would happen if she was hit by this big and thick green light column. Anyway... the hidden danger was probably solved. Judging from the fact that it was the water source that was polluted, there might not be any other clans within a long distance around. This also meant that the probability of the Chi Nian clan being discovered in a short period of time was not high, and they could take the opportunity to develop rapidly.

Moreover, this cave leads directly to an underground river, so it is not impossible to transform it into a well. The space here is also very large, and when necessary, it can be used as a hiding place to avoid possible enemies.

After deciding to find a way to open a passage connecting to the entrance of the ruins, Amber returned to the spiral staircase.

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Chapter 6: Unexpected Guests

Amber poked her head out from the top of the stairs, climbed out of the one-meter-deep platform using both hands, and brushed off the dust on her body.

You can pursue speed when coming here, but not when going back. The surrounding rock walls are not suitable for climbing, and you have to walk back no matter what.

Amber held the spear in one hand, put it on his shoulder, and hurried towards the camp at a suitable speed.

……

At noon, Yi led the remaining women and children in the territory to collect dates and red fruit. She picked up a stone at random, aimed at the date on the tree and threw it hard, hitting the connection between the date palm and the date palm tree very accurately. The mature date here was very fragile, and it fell to the ground easily.

A woman passing by picked it up. She was also very strong. In fact, there were few weak adults among the people of the sand, and those people had already died in various accidents.

Children gathered in groups of three or five to collect red thought fruits. They held sticks in their hands and skillfully picked up the red thought fruits from the nearly four-meter-high cactus pillars. It was difficult to see the naivety of ordinary children in them. In the harsh environment of the desert, their growth time was ruthlessly compressed. Often, not long after learning to walk steadily, they were holding wooden sticks and learning how to fight. Most of them were even illiterate throughout their lives.

The people of the sand don't see any problem with this, and most clans do the same.

Yi looked at the clan members who were scattered around to collect fruits, and she remembered what Amber said last night: "Lead the clan to an unprecedented peak." This is what many leaders would say when they ascended to the throne, but in fact there has never been any difference. The clans still compete and fight with each other to obtain the hard-earned resources.

But Amber is different... Yi and Amber have known each other for a long time. At first, she was just a little curious, but after the first contact, she just felt very bored, and even felt that Amber was a little annoying. She had no muscles on her body, was ridiculously white, and was full of confidence, talking about "knowledge brings power", and even asked herself whether she should learn to read.

The tone was a bit condescending and quite unpleasant. If she hadn't repeatedly stated that she was a little excited and didn't mean that, Yi would definitely have held her down and beaten her up to teach her a lesson.

Those words seemed completely baseless to Yi at the time. Hadn't the people of the Sand lived this way for hundreds of years? Why did they need to learn to read? Could writing alone scare wild animals to death?

Why not use this time to exercise or practice archery, which can increase your chances of survival in the next battle.

She naturally told this to Amber at the time, and Amber fell into a long silence after hearing it. She did not mention this topic again for a long time and began to exercise.

Yi thought that the weirdo was finally convinced and secretly felt a little happy. However, not long after, the man gave him a big scare.

——The tent that the chief kindly gave her to live in was blown up, but Amber, who was injured in the explosion, was still smiling excitedly.

Yi still remembers the scene that day. When he rushed over, he saw Amber, who had many wounds on her body, excitedly fiddling with something on a crude alchemy table that had a corner missing from the explosion. The ruins of what should have been a tent were burning with flames next to her. Her wounds were still bleeding, but she was completely unaware of it.

She was like the powerful wizards in the stories, putting the flowing flames into a glass bottle. She stood up and signaled the clan members around her to make way. As the bottle was thrown, a fireball suddenly appeared at the broken place. It exploded violently, and the huge sound was like a thunder. The power was horrifying.

Yi was sure that she absolutely did not want to be affected.

The noise attracted the chief. After asking the reason, the chief with a serious face took the wounded Amber downstairs to find someone to treat her. That night, the chief announced that Amber officially became a member of the clan. He personally guaranteed Amber that no one would be rude to her.

This kind of thing has almost never happened, but it is also unimaginable to use elemental power without the Eye of God and the prehistoric weapons in the ruins. Yi heard from some knowledgeable old people that some senior members of the treasure-hunting group seemed to use similar objects, but Yi had not seen it with his own eyes.

Amber said to herself: This is the power brought by knowledge, and she was convinced.

Amber was able to make such a powerful weapon with her knowledge, and Yi thought she couldn't do it, so what was there to not admit?

After that, Amber became a weirdo in everyone's eyes. She was always studying something on her own, but she did not neglect physical exercise. Her originally fair skin turned wheat-colored, but it still looked whiter than the brown skin of the Sand People.

She created many weapons that Yi thought were comparable to the prehistoric weapons in the ruins, which made the clan unprecedentedly powerful. Amber also made better medicine, which gave the clan's warriors more chances of survival.

She seemed to know a little bit about everything, cooking, building houses, delivering babies, making weapons, answering people's questions, and even her perception was sharper than that of the old hunters in the clan.

It wasn't long before she became an indispensable member of the clan, her status approaching that of the leader, and she became the second-in-command of the clan.

It was natural that she would be the next leader. The former leader was ready to step down, but an accident happened at this time.

There is nothing much to say. They were defeated, migrated in order to survive, and lost too much.

Yi had asked Amber many times how she did it, and Amber's answer was always the same - the power of knowledge.

Yi truly trusted Amber. She truly felt that Amber could make the clan better, better than any other clan. Although she couldn't imagine what that would be like... it must be good.

"Hmm...?" Yi's eyes narrowed. She heard some commotion and saw colors that were inconsistent with the Chi Nian clan.

He was a strong man carrying an axe on his back. Yi recognized that it was a weapon from the ruins, similar to the one in Maha's hand. The man was holding the hand of a little child, and they were approaching this side slowly.

The man had a torn red ribbon tied around his wrist, which seemed to be a ribbon from the Gilded Brigade. But if he was from the Gilded Brigade... why would he be carrying a child?

The so-called Gilded Brigade is usually composed of various Sand People. They are groups with different goals, including caravans, mercenaries, and even looters.

It was impossible to gamble on whether such a group had a conscience. Yi gripped the bow tightly, signaled the surrounding clansmen to hide aside, and put her hand on the quiver at her waist.

The people of the sand had encountered many dangerous situations. The women and children hid in secret places as quickly as possible. Yi put the arrow on the bow and aimed at the man, making sure she could draw her bow and shoot at any time.

"Stop!"

Following Yi's voice, the man stopped, asked the child to hide behind him, and raised his hand to indicate that he meant no harm.

"Sorry, we are just passers-by. We heard there was an oasis here and wanted to stop by to rest. We didn't know there was a clan stationed here." The man was targeted by an arrow but he was not panicked at all. Yi could see that his leg muscles were tense, and the child behind him was hugging his legs tightly. If there was any movement, he could take the child and hide away immediately.

Yi Ke didn't believe that the other person was just a passerby. Pedestrians usually didn't tie the ribbon of the Gilded Brigade around their wrists. Even though the ribbon was faded and damaged, Yi had good eyesight and could still recognize it.

"You are from the Gilded Brigade. How can you ask me to trust a guy from the brigade?" Yi was still on guard. She was not in a relaxed state. The man in front of her was very strong and had that kind of weapon. It was obvious that he was a good fighter. There was a child with him, but there were also many women and children on her side. It was hard to say who would have the advantage in a fight. Yi didn't dare to bet whether the child was important to the other party.