Chapter 41: The Secret of the Notebook
In Van Daner's narrative, Lance learned many unknown secrets.
It turns out that Master William who established the Dark Secret Realm is a legendary master. He is probably the same level as Rodriguez and the great puppet master Singler.
He was the first generation of the Black Tower MP, and he was said to be a Holt man.
It was him who built the obelisk, the big clock, and the dark secret realm below. At the same time, he personally formulated the laws of day and night.
But these things are gradually forgotten in the torrent of history.
People only remember that a very powerful constructor appeared in Hehu Town. He built a strange dark secret realm nearby. The special energy in the dark secret realm can suppress the magic of wizards and turn Hehu Town into a very special place.
And the name of that great designer is William.
It sounds very ordinary, but Master William's ability in construction is definitely not inferior to that of Singhler in puppet technology.
It is said that his steel maze is filled with various components. These components are different from puppets. The components do not require energy and can operate and maintain themselves.
The development of construction science comes from another adjacent plane.
A member of the Black Tower had studied the dark secret realm in depth. During the research, he accidentally discovered that Master William seemed to have learned the composition from another world. The member of the Black Tower was the one who died not long ago, and the father and teacher of the beast-like girl Jen Funi.
"Do you know why the Holts and the Black Elf are so nervous?"
Van Danel smiled and said, "The black elves also told us about the matter I mentioned to you before. It turned out that they found a treasure!"
"Treasure?" Lance showed a hint of doubt just right.
The Lizardman nodded and said, "A treasure that can gain huge benefits in the steel maze!"
"We just said that the entrance to the steel maze is below the obelisk. It will be opened every five years. As long as you hold the scarlet key, you can enter the steel maze."
"But in fact, the number of people entering the steel maze is strictly controlled by the Tower of Black. The reason is very simple. After entering the steel maze, you will reach the first floor space. According to the data reported by many survivors, all the first floor spaces are type a-type components - that is, active attack type. The number and mass of type a-type components appearing in the first floor space are only related to one thing..."
"The number of people entering?" Lance frowned slightly. This method does not seem to be very scientific.
Van Daner nodded: "It's true. The predecessors of the Black Tower have conducted several experiments and paid a lot of lives. Finally, they got a relatively reliable number - that is thirty. The number of people entering the Black Tower must not exceed thirty each time! Once there are more than thirty, the number of A-type constructs inside will not only double, but also have a high chance of elite-level constructs!"
Lans immediately understood: "So even if ordinary people in Hehu Town get the scarlet key, they may not have the chance to enter the steel maze smoothly. Right?"
Van Danle nodded, agreeing with Lance's opinion.
In fact, he only learned about this news recently. As the fourth largest force in Hehu Town, he didn't know the core secrets of these Hehu Towns.
It was not until today that he became a member of the Black Tower and was officially told these important secrets.
The Lizardman was also assigned three places this time - the premise is that he can get the scarlet key and is willing to venture into the steel maze.
"But it is said that this is the case with the first floor. After everyone passes through the first floor together, once they reach the second floor of the steel maze, everyone will be separated and teleported to the steel towers. The steel tower has nine floors in total. As long as they can open up the guards on each floor and master the power of the steel tower, they can command all the components in the tower to serve themselves!"
Van Danl licked his lips, revealing a hint of greed: "Those constructs, individuals are very powerful, all made of rare metals, and even first-level wizards can hardly hurt them! On the front battlefield, if there is a small team of constructs as commandos, they will definitely defeat most of the enemies."
"But I didn't see any constructs in the River and Lake towns," Lance said.
Van Danle nodded with regret: "You are indeed very wise. As of now, no one has been able to successfully open up the nine-story steel tower! So the country of Dark Construct is still a virgin land for us - a precious but uncollectable treasure."
"But even if the tower of steel cannot be opened and can defeat some components, it can still obtain a lot of important materials - rare metals are worth a thousand gold. If you can get some incomplete components and send them to the Black Gold Castle for modification, you can restore some functions. In fact, I guess there should be some components in the hands of the Holts, the black elves and the gray dwarfs, but these are their hidden trump cards. Even monsters are reluctant to take them out when siege the city, and they will only use them in the most critical moments."
"Anyway, the steel maze is such a very attractive place, but the crisis is also very high. Every time the wizard enters it, it will basically not exceed 30%. Among these 30%, many of them are quite self-aware and willing to give up exploring dangerous areas."
Lance listened quietly and suddenly asked, "What does that have to do with the so-called [treasure]?"
Fan Danle was stunned for a moment, then slapped his head: "I almost forgot. I just said this just to lead out that treasure."
"Ten years ago, a wizard had entered the steel maze. He came out alive and brought out a lot of rare metals. People even speculated that he had obtained a complete structure. But he denied that it was said that he had opened the guards on the eighth floor and finally lost to the ninth floor. This was originally a precious experience, but when the wizard came out, he was seriously injured and dying and died soon after."
"After his death, the relics were snatched away by the tribesmen - the Holt people were all hypocritical guys. On the surface, how they respected him was not to see if the wizard left any important records. Unfortunately, they got nothing."
"Among those messy relics, there is a very ordinary notebook. At that time, the people of the Tower of Black checked it several times and confirmed that it was just an ordinary notebook, and then they threw it to the wizard's only relative - his grandson. His grandfather was still an eight-year-old brat when he died."
"I heard that guy has been keeping that notepad carefully. After so many years, he has never given up studying the secrets in the notepad... As a result, after ten years, he has really studied the secrets in the notepad!"
"His grandfather was cunning and wrote a note pad with three kinds of monster blood. The blood of two kinds of monsters can be washed away with several potions. The remaining part can be replaced by [number-letter] to form an experience on how he opened the first eight layers of the Iron Tower!"
"I have to say that this young man is a decrypted genius and successfully uncovered the treasure left to him by his grandfather. But he is also an absolute idiot!"
The lizardman said here, and he couldn't help but feel a little dry.
Lance handed over a glass of water considerately: "No wine, only clear water."
Van Daner took a big sip of water and laughed: "In such a place, clear water is also an amazing resource."
"Okay, I continue. When the boy was studying notes, he was very crazy. Everyone thought he was a lunatic, so few people were willing to be friends with him. Only a girl admired his persistence very much and kept secretly helping him. It is precisely because of this that he could survive in Hehu Town, a Holt man who knew nothing."
"Girl?" Lance's reaction was quick, and the shadow of the beastly girl flashed through his mind immediately!
"Her name is Jenn Fonnie, you should have met her. After hearing that she betrayed the Holts, she defected to Jonah and attacked the granary with Waxson, but she was scared away by you." Van Danel explained: "Jenn Fonnie and that boy are very good friends. It is precisely through Jen Fonnie's help that he can continue his research."
"So when the result came out, the fool was very excited to show his achievements to Zhan Funi, whom he had always loved. He also said that he would go to the Holt's manager the next day and tell the Holt's research results the next."
"It's a pity that fool may never expect that until he died, the girl he loved was not a good person in Hehu Town."
Lance took a deep breath: "She killed him?"
"That's right." Van Danel smiled: "But before she killed him and seized the notebook, things were leaked. The Holts and the Black Elf both got the news, and they fought. Zhan Funi's father was sneak attacked and killed by the Black Elf while protecting her. She herself was regarded as a traitor because she tried to privately occupy the secret that should have been shared by the Holts. She was eventually chased by the Black Elf and the Holts."
"I don't know what happened later. Zhan Funi has always been elusive. She should have studied the secrets in her notebook thoroughly. As for joining Jonah, I guess I want to use his power to enter the steel maze."
"It's a pity that all this caused the Holts to suffer serious internal friction and their strength was greatly damaged. It also gave us the opportunity to rise from the Lizardman. It's so interesting."
Van Danle smiled happily. As a winner, he was indeed qualified to laugh like this.
Lance laughed, too, and laughed happily:
"Thank you for sharing such a wonderful story with me. But I want to know where that teenager lives?" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!