Chapter 62 [Certificate of the Salary King]

In the dark and lightless underwater tunnel.

The door at the end of the passage is completely black and made of special stone. It looks ancient and heavy.

The door is engraved with densely packed mysterious words and symbols, which extend from the edge of the door to both sides of the passage.

It's like a protective barrier, but also like a cage that seals a certain existence.

"This is the dark door in the logbook..."

Shane swam forward.

The closer we get to the stone gate, the heavier and more solid the water around us seems.

Invisible pressure, through the protection of the ship soul, acts on the projected body, and a vague, chaotic and mysterious atmosphere lingers around.

It seemed that while Xia En was looking at the stone door, it was also looking at this strange visitor.

After getting closer, Xia En could see that the mysterious characters were dark red in color, like solidified blood, adding an ominous atmosphere.

Xia En has seen a lot of the world under the sea, and he will not be deterred by this sight.

But the problem is...

"How do I open this door?"

Shane touched his chin.

Such a heavy and thick stone door is obviously not something that ordinary people can push open.

But in the logbook, the two sharks seemed to have entered behind this door?

They can all enter the gate, there's no reason why he can't.

Thinking of this, Xia En simply stretched out his hand and tried to push the door open.

However, his palm just touched the surface of the stone door.

next moment.

The dark red runes on the stone door suddenly lit up, burning like flames and clinging to Xia En's body along the palm of his hand.

A hot burning sensation quickly spread across the body surface.

Only then did Xia En realize that it was not blood, but embers that had not yet been extinguished!

At the same time, an indescribable feeling swept through his body in an instant.

He seemed to be in an illusory sea of ​​fire, and his body became illusory and formless, and he strangely couldn't feel any pain.

But in the fierce fire, his skin, flesh, and even bones burned like firewood!

In a daze, Xia En raised his head.

At the end of the sea of ​​fire, there is a throne made of piles of white bones. On the throne is a majestic man wearing a crown.

His eyes with fire hidden in them seemed to be looking at Xia En at this moment across a long period of time and an immeasurable distance.

"Forward, forward!"

"Step forward over my corpse!"

"Drive them out! Become the new fire!"

Xia En heard the king say this.

Immediately, all the flames and hallucinations disappeared.

Instead, there was a cold and moist feeling on the skin, and a slightly fishy smell on the tip of the nose.

Xia En looked closely and found that he had arrived at a special space without sea water.

And on the back of his right hand, there was a dark red mark.

Before Xia En could take a closer look, several lines of text appeared in front of his eyes.

[You passed through the barrier set by the Ancient Mysterious Pather! 】

[Obtain the status "Certificate of the Salary King!"]

[Quality: Epic]

[Description: The mark left by King Xin for those who come after him can only be obtained by those recognized by the "Gate of Embers". 】

[After obtaining this brand, you can have the sense of "Ember Treasure". 】

[You will be respected by some humans and hated by some ethnic groups. 】

[The fire is about to go out, but the king is nowhere to be seen. 】

[The person who gets this mark may become the new king, right? 】

"Gate of Ember...Boundary...Brand..."

Xia En thought for a moment and probably figured out what was going on.

Just as he thought, King Xin set up the [Ember Treasure] not to murder the latecomers who explored the treasure.

On the contrary, King Xin also prepared such a brand in order to allow other treasures to be discovered.

"However, there is no similar content recorded in the log."

"Could it be that they didn't get the approval of this door?"

"What are the requirements for recognition? Does the mysterious attribute meet a certain standard?"

Xia En turned around and saw that the stone door behind him was still closed quietly, just like before.

The difference is that he has now reached the space inside the door.

Obviously, this door is more like the entrance to a barrier, which can be entered and exited without opening or closing.

Xia En simply stopped thinking about things he couldn't understand.

He calmed down and began to observe this enclosed underwater space.

The walls and floors here are all made of a silver-white stone, exuding a strange pale shimmer all the time.

It reveals a sense of ancient and advanced technology.

There were some dried blood on the ground next to the door.

Looking further ahead, there are two corpses of white bones that have long since rotted.

Wearing researcher-like white lab coats, they fell down facing the door, as if they had died while escaping from something.

"This uniform..."

Shane was secretly surprised.

In his opinion, both Duke Island and the technological level of the previous era remained at a relatively backward level.

But the scene in this "treasure place" is closer to those of advanced research institutes on earth.

Soon, Shane looked to both sides of the wall.

Every once in a while, you can see a door.

The sign next to the door is also marked with text.

【C01-Crop seeds】

【C02-Flower seeds】

Although this kind of writing is slightly different from modern writing, it is still within the range of legibility.

The two nearest doors happened to be open. Xia En looked in and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

In the room is a huge multi-layered cabinet, with the names of different seeds written on each cabinet.

【Northern Frank Wheat】【Siaboli Potatoes】【Dunker Soybeans】......

【Celery Flower】【Dudu Grass】【Roland Daffodil】......

In the room on the left are crop seeds.

On the right side are the seeds of flowers and plants.

Shane has never heard of most of these names, and they are obviously species from a previous era.

Each seed is encased in a golden, amber-like crystal that appears to remain active.

However, these cabinets showed signs of being rummaged through.

Even on the ground, dozens of broken amber and dead seeds can be seen.

If Xia En guessed correctly, this was the work of the treasure hunter who came here before.

They may have thought that there were precious magic potions hidden in these ambers, but after they pried them open, they found that they were just ordinary seeds, so they smashed them to vent their anger.

Shane sighed and continued walking deeper into the corridor.

At this point, the marking on the door has changed.

【B01-Tiansheng Suzuka】

【B02-Hawk Cow】

【B03-Ice Toad】

Seeing this, Xia En has completely understood what the treasure in this [Ember Treasure] is.

Obviously, every room here contains species from the King Xin era!

With the coming of the great flood, countless species are bound to become extinct, but King Xin preserved the seeds and blood of these species for the future!

To an individual, they may not matter.

But for the entire world and the entire civilization, this is an extremely precious treasure!

But when he opened the door of room B01, the sight in front of him made Xia En frown.