213: Inscription on the stone tablet

As soon as these words were spoken, the five men fell silent, likely debating whether to truly abandon the treasures in the ruins and report back.

After a long while, one person broke the silence:

"How about this: after we go back, we don't report it immediately. Instead, we find the origin of this ancient script, translate it, and then return to the ruins!"

Hearing this, the remaining four clearly showed signs of interest.

At the same time, Arthur, who had been listening from not far away for so long, also figured out the origins of the five.

They were actually from the infamous God-Summoning Cult!

However, thinking about it carefully, the God-Summoning Cult has been continuously sending people to investigate the Desert of Death for ten thousand years, so encountering them now was reasonable.

Arthur was pleased to encounter members of the God-Summoning Cult.

Firstly, the God-Summoning Cult ostensibly had no Demigod Experts; at least, Arthur hadn't heard of any, only vague rumors that Demigods from certain forces secretly supported them.

So offending them was harmless to Arthur now.

Secondly, the God-Summoning Cult itself was infamous. Due to their fanaticism for gods, they often used humans and other intelligent creatures for sacrifices in suspected divine ruins.

They did this in pursuit of a response, which led to the killing of many innocent civilians.

Therefore, Arthur killing these five God-Summoning Cult members could be considered eliminating evil and bringing peace.

After all, Arthur didn't want others to know about these ruins.

Thoughts raced through his mind, and Arthur's heart filled with killing intent towards the five God-Summoning Cult members.

Thus, Arthur no longer concealed himself and strode towards the entrance of the ruins, with Karona and the others following closely.

"Who's there!"

Arthur and the seven did not deliberately hide, and the God-Summoning Cult members were all Sky Knight level experts, so they naturally noticed something was amiss immediately.

"Arthur of the Lionheart Kingdom. Since your God-Summoning Cult has come to seek treasure near our Lionheart Kingdom, we naturally cannot be absent!"

"Lionheart Kingdom! Isn't the Orc Royal Court next to the Desert of Death?"

The previous arrangement was indeed that the Orc Royal Court was south of the Desert of Death, and the north was a buffer zone between humans and orcs on the Continent of Gods, with no established country.

The five God-Summoning Cult members had been in the Desert of Death for over a year and were completely unaware of the changes outside, so they were somewhat bewildered by Arthur's words.

Arthur offered no explanation, merely continued with a calm expression:

"Presumably, you all understand that these ruins are extraordinary, so... please prepare to die!"

No sooner had Arthur's voice fallen than Victor's figure vanished, appearing beside the God-Summoning Cult members.

With Victor's Mid-stage Legendary strength, dealing with these five God-Summoning Cult members, whose highest level was only Sky Knight, was simply bullying.

So Victor didn't use a weapon; instead, he punched each one, blowing their heads off one by one in less than two seconds.

Perhaps due to extreme shock and despair, the five didn't even put up a fight!

After Victor collected the spoils of war and handed them over to Arthur, Arthur only took a few tens of millions in cash, leaving the rest untouched.

"The rest are your spoils of war!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Arthur waved his hand and slowly walked to the large door cast from purple-veined Divine Stones.

After examining it, he found that the purple-veined Divine Stones were not as brilliant as purple-veined crystal stones; on the surface, they looked like ordinary black stones with purple patterns.

He placed his hand on it and secretly exerted force, finding that even with his Mid-stage Legendary strength, he couldn't budge the ruin's door in the slightest.

Then he looked at the stone tablet beside the door, and seeing the completely unfamiliar ancient script on it, Arthur felt a wave of helplessness.

Holding onto a last shred of hope, Arthur turned and asked the people beside him:

"Does anyone here recognize the ancient script on the stone tablet?"

"Can't read it!"

"Never seen it before!"

Arthur heard a series of denials, and just as he thought he would have to return empty-handed like the God-Summoning Cult members, Doria, the Merfolk Princess, spoke:

"I seem to have some impression of this script. The Mermaid Kingdom has always been settled near the Doreen Peninsula, and there are corresponding records of the island's civilization evolution.

This script should belong to a country named Boyce on the Doreen Peninsula fifteen thousand years ago.

That kingdom worshipped a deity called the God of the Desert, and the Desert of Death was originally the Holy Land of the Boyce Kingdom.

However, after the deity disappeared, many experts wanted to understand the reason for the formation of the Desert of Death and all wanted to investigate it.

But the Desert of Death was the Holy Land of the Boyce Kingdom, and the Boyce Kingdom naturally refused, leading to conflict between the two sides.

Boyce was no match for the entire continent and was quickly annihilated."

Looking at Doria speaking so eloquently, Arthur felt as if he was seeing her anew; this was completely unlike her usual playful, mischievous self who always wanted to go out and have fun!

But then he remembered that Doria, as the Merfolk Princess of the Mermaid Kingdom, must have received an elite education.

Moreover, she was a princess in her thirties; in terms of knowledge reserves, she might be the most abundant among Arthur and the others.

Because Arthur, Karona, and the others were still quite young, only around twenty years old.

Melita, Victor, and other clones basically inherited common continental knowledge, Battle Techniques, and combat instincts; they certainly didn't have historical or other miscellaneous information.

This could be seen from the fact that Melita, as a clone of the Merfolk Queen, was still listening intently to Dolia's words just now.

On the other side, after Doria finished speaking, she stared intently at Arthur, as if to say, I'm so amazing, aren't you going to praise me?

Arthur was happy to have a clue and naturally didn't Stingy praise:

"Doria, you've really helped a lot this time! You're amazing!

Can you translate the text on the stone tablet?"

"I'll try!"

Hearing Arthur's praise, a proud smile immediately appeared on Doria's small face, and then she leaned closer to the stone tablet to observe it carefully.

After a while, Doria said uncertainly:

"The general meaning on the stone tablet is that this is a Legacy Land built by the God of the Desert for himself, and only those with destiny can open the door.

As for how to determine destiny, one only needs to input Battle Qi or magic into the stone tablet.

If the conditions are met, the door will open by itself!"

"It's that simple!"

Karona couldn't help but exclaim.

"It's both simple and difficult!" Olivia echoed.

"Indeed, to say this requirement is simple, one only needs to input Battle Qi or magic.

But if it's difficult, the scope of this 'destiny' is too broad. What if none of us have destiny, then wouldn't we have come for nothing!"

After Olivia's words, Karona quickly reacted, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.

After hearing the meaning on the stone tablet, Arthur's expression was also not very good, but now he could only try according to what was written on the tablet.

"Since that's the case, let's not worry too much for now. The seven of us will first try inputting Battle Qi and magic into the stone tablet!"

"Alright!"