CHAPTER 485: CHAPTER 245: MYSTERY OF THE VARIANT

Alka absentmindedly crawled out from the tunnel they had cleared. As they emerged from the cave, the few people wandering around immediately gathered, their eyes brimming with curiosity. They were equally interested in these ruins.

"Alka, how is it? Did you find anything?"

"Some valuable items and some rather shocking information. Let them tell you the details."

Seeing Alka’s distracted demeanor, Jason didn’t bother him much. Instead, he inquired of the others in the group. The others quietly listened nearby, occasionally exclaiming in surprise. Simon’s eyes were already red, his entire body trembling with excitement. From their descriptions, he realized this was a civilization highly adept with constructs. They had even integrated the use of constructs into their daily lives. The previous armory had already demonstrated this to him. He gripped the shovel in his hand, feeling it practically thrumming with eagerness for action. His blood boiled with excitement.

After hearing all this, he eagerly approached Alka, who was deep in thought. His slightly bloodshot eyes fixed on Alka, his face flushed with excitement.

Alka, who was pondering something, turned to look at Simon, a confused expression on his face. He couldn’t help but glance at the others with an inquisitive look.

What’s up with him?

The others shrugged and shook their heads helplessly.

Simon asked excitedly, "Boss, when are we starting the next excavation? I absolutely love archaeology!" As he spoke, he brandished his shovel, which he had even fastened to his hand to show his determination.

Seeing Simon so enthusiastic, Alka was a bit speechless. After a moment of silence, he said, "No rush. Let’s go back first. I need to organize today’s information before deciding on the next step."

Simon nodded. Although excited, he wasn’t so reckless as to lose his head. As long as they could continue digging, that was all that mattered to him.

They had already fully excavated this section of the ruins. The other parts had completely collapsed. In a museum like this, a complete collapse generally meant no useful information could be recovered. After burying the entrance again, they began their return journey.

On the way, they saw white birds returning to their nests. They hurried towards the town.

They passed through the town and returned to their ship. Ever since learning some information from Balazs, they had been staying on the ship. At such a port, it was easier to spot any strangers arriving on the island, allowing them to better formulate response strategies. After all, unless someone had malicious intent, no one would investigate another’s ship without reason, especially with people on board.

Back on the ship, everyone cleaned up briefly. As night fell, they dispersed to their own activities, waiting for dinner.

Having spent so many days on the Endless Sea, they had gradually grown accustomed to this place. During the day, they focused on their main tasks. At night, they would dedicate about half their time to personal matters or rest. The nights were long, after all, and they had grown used to sleeping for longer periods.

After a satisfying meal, Alka went alone to the captain’s cabin. He held the map in his hand. This time, he ignored the golden light and tapped directly on the orange light. He first wanted to confirm if this orange light represented the heart depicted in the mural.

[Heart of Vastwa]

[Difficulty: Four-Part Power (Third Stage)]

[Fame: 126,000]

[Treasure Information: City-state Vastva, the Ancient City. Its people hold faith in the Ancient Secret God of Four Parts, and it is also known as the City of Change.

This is Parshwa Temple, the core of the city-state. The temple connects to a council hall deep underground. By reciting the temple’s name, one can travel there.

All city affairs and festival sacrifices are held there. However, only the four Great Temple leaders know that the city’s true core lies hidden beneath it.

This treasure was forged by the founder of the city-state, His Majesty Vastva. After slaying a Hollow Demon and extracting its heart, he created it with the divine power and assistance of the Four-Part God.

Scepter Level Treasure [Star of Opening]. It carved out this space, allowing the Vastva people to live in peace and tranquility. The treasure’s energy also permeated and transformed the original humans into the current Vastva people.]

The information acquired from the museum instantly expanded the details for this orange light treasure. Except for the final, most crucial piece of information—how to obtain this treasure—the details were now virtually complete.

And Alka now knew for certain that it was indeed a Scepter Level treasure.

Orange Light = Scepter Level.

It seemed his previous predictions were correct. Moreover, this expanded Treasure Information was enough for Alka to understand the secrets of this treasure.

Just as the mural depicted, this treasure transformed the normal humans of that era into the beings later known as the Vastva people. It granted them power and highly intelligent minds. Coupled with the Vastva people’s natural aptitude for manipulating space, they even created numerous space-related technologies. Alka strongly suspected this treasure also endowed them with talents related to space. After all, this treasure was undoubtedly related to space.

The information clearly stated that this treasure carved out an alternate space large enough to contain the entire city-state. Considering the island beneath their feet was only one-fourth of the entire city-state, one could only imagine how vast the entire alternate space truly was.