In the Name of Empress

Chapter 670 379: Your Time Is Extremely Precious (2)



Chapter 670 379: Your Time Is Extremely Precious (2)

This is a side effect of practicing Fire Magic. The temperature during the red warm phase is higher than other practitioners, and the complexion appears redder.

Feeling the coolness in Roland's palm, Lisa's mood improved somewhat.

She clenched her other fist and made a hammering motion in the air, venting the last trace of negative emotions, and a smile returned to her face.

At least Roland knows how to respect and care for her, and that is enough.

Unsure how long they had been walking, the path leading underground became more damp, and the corridor floor was somewhat muddy. The Rock Elder stopped, looked back at Roland and Lisa.

"Ahead is the Earth Court. I'm old and my legs aren't good, so I won't go further. Please go and explore on your own."

"The Earth Court holds three Holy Artifacts left by Mother Earth. Unfortunately, no one has ever been able to activate them. If you can activate a treasure, you may take it, but only one."

Roland was a bit curious, were the Centaur Race really this generous?

According to their descriptions of Mother Earth, stripping away the exaggerations, Roland believed that Mother Earth had nearly Tier Two hard power.

Just half a step more, she could become a Chosen One.

Such a powerful being, yet her followers have descended into such a state as the Centaur Race now, which is quite lamentable.

The Rock Sage had no intention of going in with Roland.

This is a miracle, and also a place of heartache for the Centaur Race.

The more one sees the past glory, the more one feels sorrow for the present decline.

The once glorious civilization hidden a thousand meters below the ground, a race that left a brilliant chapter in human history, now needs travelers passing by to even make a pot, bringing a sigh from the Rock Elder.

He estimated that Roland would stay below for some time and simply unfolded the backpack he carried, setting up a makeshift tent as a temporary resting point.

His estimation was accurate, as Roland was struck with awe the instant he saw the underground ruins.

Beneath the muddy ground, there was actually a complete Underground Palace hidden?!

Compared to the scattered and incomplete underground relics of the Alamanni Empire, the relics of Mother Earth were incredibly complete.

The giant guardian statues at the entrance were lifelike, with majestic postures and massive weapons deterring those with ill intentions.

Roland had no ill intentions, but he didn't come with high hopes either.

He even instinctively believed that the legends of Mother Earth were overstated.

Even without exaggeration, how much could she have left after several eras?

During the Age of Gods, there were many grander complexes than the Earth Court, but most have been gradually destroyed in various wars and disasters, long gone.

The relics of the Third Era vanished in the devastating War of Divine Punishment, with only the Golden Ginkgo and Flower Sea seemingly whispering tales of past glory.

The Fourth to Fifth Eras were times of the gods' departure, when Elves and Earth Spirits withdrew from the scene.

This was the most chaotic era, an era where heroes rose up.

There were many powerful beings in this era who touched the edge of the Divine Domain, but invariably, they all fell.

Roland also couldn't tell how many powerful beings like Mother Earth still existed whose legacies could not continue.

Meeting by chance is fate, he bowed respectfully to the main gate of the Earth Court, then stepped in boldly.

No matter how powerful Mother Earth once was, she is now history.

In the center of the Earth Court, Roland saw the three Holy Artifacts of Mother Earth.

A warhammer forty meters long, an Earth Disc as large as a spaceship, and a set of Earth Attribute Battle Helmets.

No wonder the Rock Elder dared to boast that you could take it if you could.

Could humans even use these things?

Basing on the size of these weapons, Roland deduced that Mother Earth, in her combat stance, reached a height of twenty-seven or eight meters.

Based on the scale of the murals and other leftover armor, the Centaur Race at its peak had bodies comparable to an elephant's, their charges literally earth-shattering.

Even in the Fourth and Fifth Eras, only Giants could rival warriors of such scale, no wonder they left behind such a splendid history.

Amazed as he was, Roland was not overly stunned.

In the Age of Gods, there were even grander races of war machines, including super giant humans around seventy to eighty meters tall, and prehistoric giant dragons with wingspans over a hundred meters.

Everyone has their moment of glory, but don't take the past as eternity.

Humanity's moments of past glory are too numerous, Mother Earth and the Centaurs are just a splash in an ocean of history.

Very impressive, but no more than that.

Roland's greatest gain was instead the murals and inscriptions on the walls.

The Centaur Race's massive size made it difficult to produce books suitable for reading.

It's hard to imagine the amusing scene of a giant seven or eight meters long holding an A5-sized book to read.

To facilitate the passing down of knowledge, Centaurs preferred to inscribe their knowledge on stone walls.

It's a shame that the ancient Centaur language has been lost, and current Centaur descendants lack the ability to decipher ancient texts.

Roland, at least a Scholar, had read many texts from the Fourth Era, but could only understand a very few words.

Nevertheless, it is valuable knowledge, in Roland's view more precious than the three Holy Artifacts displayed in the hall.

Earth Attribute Magic Weapons, although suitable for Holy Knights, were too large to be used at all.

Having toured the Underground Palace, Roland found nothing else of value.

It makes sense, if something truly valuable existed, the Tolsen Tribe would have taken it long ago; wouldn't have left it for outsiders.

He spent about a week copying every mural and inscription he could find, using a Magic Crystal Ball to record images of those difficult to trace.


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