Free Web NovelChapter 238: Chapter 236: Are These Two Hilias the Same Person? So Hard to Guess
"Your Highness Emilia, this is the metal piece I found at the bottom of the manor lake."
The soaking wet mercenary respectfully handed over a small iron piece. Emilia took it and carefully examined the patterns on it, slowly revealing a smile.
"Yes, this is the last piece of the key puzzle to open the door, well done."
Emilia took out other iron pieces and looked up at the ancient castle with twelve spires before her, her expression relaxed.
"Indeed, the difficulty of this castle is high. We must be the first team to enter the interior of the castle. Everyone, open ’Yesterday Rewind’ and remember my posture as I enter the castle!"
"Yes!"
The other mercenaries all appeared excited.
The difficulty of this ruin is so high, it clearly indicates there must be a multitude of treasures inside.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be possible to set up numerous traps in the manor just to prevent outsiders from obtaining the key to enter the castle.
Emilia could already see the treasure inside the castle beckoning to her. It couldn’t possibly be all traps inside, given how tough it’s been outside, could it?
Just as she was about to open the door, she suddenly sensed something. She raised her head and looked towards the central tower, squinting her eyes.
"There’s activity on that tower?"
The others looked over, only to see all sorts of lights flashing through the exposed windows on the fourth or fifth floor of that tower.
Soft sounds crossed the distance and reached their ears.
After listening carefully for a moment, they immediately judged it was the sound of magic spells colliding.
In an ancient ruin that had been silent for millennia, what kind of situation would lead to magic spells colliding inside?
The answer was obvious. freewebnøvel.coɱ
"Someone has already advanced to such a deep level?"
The excitement in the hearts of those who had painstakingly found the complete key fragments dissipated in an instant.
Judging by the experience of most ruins, that tower may be the core area of the entire ruin, akin to the lighthouse of the Lost Lighthouse, unique and not divided into countless Mirror Worlds’ absolute core.
As long as it’s conquered, they can control the entire ruin and obtain the most precious treasures of the whole ruin.
Of course, it might also be that they accidentally entered the same Mirror World as another team.
The former suggests a powerful team, while the latter suggests not only a powerful team but also everything being looted with nothing left for them.
Emilia’s expression turned serious as she looked at the tower window, shaking continuously.
Beside her, a mercenary whispered, "Your Highness, there’s a possibility we accidentally entered someone else’s Mirror World while it was being conquered."
Emilia thought for a moment and said, "Let’s go out and come back in again. We can’t waste the precious key."
She looked deeply at the location of the tower, wanting to see the spectacle inside through the tower window.
So, who could be inside?
Images of those two mysterious elves involuntarily surfaced in Emilia’s mind.
As she turned to leave, she instructed a mercenary, "Once outside, go check on those two elf ladies and see what they’ve been up to these past two days."
"Yes!"
After giving instructions, Emilia led her people out of the ruin, and her subordinates immediately began to act.
She too chose to return to the camp for a short rest.
Passing by Hilia’s camp, she deliberately glanced over but saw no one was there. Then she looked at the treatment point set up by her brother across from her and suddenly noticed the 5 Silver Coins had been crossed out and replaced with 10 Silver Coins.
She couldn’t help but shake her head, "Always thinking about these things. I wonder how you’ll complete your ruin curriculum."
Back at camp, a subordinate immediately approached her and whispered a few words in her ear.
Emilia raised an eyebrow, "Yesterday, those two elf ladies went to town and sold a lot of Intermediate Magic Crystals? Looks like they had a good haul in the ruins... Huh? That Miss Hilia bought a lot of blank Scrolls?"
Emilia formed a judgment in her heart.
If the magical disturbance in that tower was adventurers entering, it was highly likely those two elf ladies.
If they successfully clear the ruins... within the human realms, a ruin is conquered by foreigners...
Sounds rather interesting when you think about it; just how would the ownership of the ruins be decided afterwards, I wonder...
Emilia couldn’t help but think of the last piece of information she’d obtained.
A certain elf named Hilia purchased a large number of blank Scrolls...
"If I remember correctly, that Saintess Miss Hilia is also very skilled at making Scrolls, not inferior to Pascal. She currently seems to be in Southern Border City, which isn’t far from here. Are they the same person or not, it’s hard to guess."
Emilia wasn’t confident, lest she embarrass herself by guessing wrong. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
After thinking for a moment, she said to her subordinate, "Guard the entrance of the ruins, if those two elf ladies return, invite them to come and sit with me. And yes, the invitation process should be public."
The invitation process here means wanting the whole world to know.
In this context, it means letting Pascal know.
Her subordinate understood Emilia’s intent and departed with the orders.
...
In the evening, Hilia and Elina returned.
"Today was great, reaching the sixth level in one go, we’ll clear it in just a few days!"
"Keep up the good work!"
Today’s haul was once again a load of Magic Crystals, as if this ruin produced Intermediate Magic Crystals, with almost no other materials, and the trap materials are negligible.
Looking at the Magic Crystals in her hands, Elina exclaimed, "If we hadn’t deliberately gone to dismantle Magic Crystals, we’d probably have nothing to show for it by now."
Hilia said, "The ruins likely have treasure chests, but with the clues to the next level hidden so deeply, it’s possible we’ll have to search the entire castle to find those treasure chests."
"What if we search everywhere and still can’t find them..."
"That’s possible too, like perhaps in the ceiling cavity, or at the trap core. Dismantling them wrongly could destroy treasure chests; it feels like for this ruin, this kind of situation could exist."
The two laughed and chatted as they stepped out, only to be suddenly intercepted by a group of people appearing before them.
The leader was a burly man who shouted loudly, "Esteemed elf priestesses, our captain Emilia wishes to invite the two of you to the camp for a discussion, would you honor us with your presence?"
Hilia was taken aback for a moment, exchanged a glance with Elina, and asked, "Does Miss Emilia have something to discuss?"
"The captain said she wants to discuss a big business deal with you two."
"Then lead the way."
Discussing business, eh? Sounds good.
Though, the mercenary coming to invite them was loud as a megaphone, speaking as if the whole world needed to know.
Hilia felt a bit odd.
But if it’s just about business and nothing else, that’s fine.
Soon, surrounded by mercenaries, Hilia and Elina made their way to the Royal Mercenary Corps’ camp.
Upon entering, they saw Emilia practicing Swordsmanship. Upon seeing them approach, she casually tossed her sword aside and straightforwardly said:
"Miss Hilia, I’d like to purchase information about the ruins and... Tier Three magic Spell Scrolls from you."
