GBP Chapter 584 The Drunkard Threatens the Child
Chapter 584 The Drunkard Threatens the Child
"How could I not know?"
Tirzad blushed and weakly defended himself, then whispered, "It happened hundreds of years ago, and countless power shifts have occurred in between. Who dares to say they can clearly record what happened back then? Aren't we all just speculating based on snippets of information from various documents?"
Xu Ning laughed and waved the stone slab in his hand, saying, "So this is the purpose of archaeology, isn't it? To find traces in ancient tombs that are rarely visited by people, to prove that our ancestors once lived there, and to refute the absurd guesses of the recorders. Isn't this a very good research topic?"
"You mean... I'll use this red sandstone tablet to explore the secrets of the Red King, and then write a paper about it and submit it?"
Xu Ning nodded. "Wasn't this your original purpose in bringing it here?"
"That's what I thought before I came here, but who knew we'd encounter so many things: traps, quicksand, guards, mechanisms..."
Tirzad muttered something, and finally seemed to have made up his mind, slowly standing up.
"Alright, I can tell you're all very skilled adventurers, so you'll definitely be able to protect me. This time, I'll be aggressive too. I've decided to thoroughly explore this Crimson King's Tomb... Ughhhhhh, help, help..."
Having finally made up his mind, Tirzad, who had just straightened up, immediately rolled away like a gourd, tumbling and crawling towards Xu Ning.
Xu Ning was also taken aback.
Just as Tirzad lunged forward, Xu Ning saw a construct he had just seen suddenly appear behind him, emitting strange "beep beep" sounds.
Xu Ning didn't even have time to get up. He unfurled the red rope in his palm, and the gourd he was holding suddenly sprang out, swiftly smashing towards the core of the construct.
"No!"
"Brother Xu!"
A purple shadow appeared in front of the construct like lightning. The longsword at its waist was not even drawn in time; it was only half drawn before the hilt was used to block the gourd.
Xu Ning also sensed that things were not going well. He flicked his finger, and the bottom of the gourd and the hilt of the bladeless sword almost touched before separating, making a crisp ringing sound.
Kong smiled wryly and shook his hand, "Brother Xu, your strength seems to have increased again. My hand is a little numb from the impact."
"It's your movement skills that truly impress me; you actually managed to block my attack from that distance."
Xu Ning sincerely praised Kong's progress, then pointed at the construct behind him and asked, "What's going on here? Did you guys go and capture an enemy?"
Jade painedly examined the construct from top to bottom, and the thing responded to Jade with a "beep beep" as if it were a sentient being.
"Benben isn't an enemy, Benben is our new friend! Xu Ning, you almost broke it! Benben, are you alright? I told you not to run so fast..."
“Friends? No, no, no, I absolutely cannot accept such an absurd conclusion! This thing cannot be classified as a friend at all. Isn’t it the same kind of thing that attacked us just now?” Tirzad shouted, pointing at the “Benben”.
Jade looked regretful. "Tirzad, you must have very few friends."
Tirzad was taken aback. "So what... does that have to do with it?"
Xu Ning put his arm around Tirzad's shoulder. "It does have some connection, after all, it reflects a person's magnanimity. And don't you think that making a friend who is like an enemy might help us understand the enemy better?"
"That's true, but how can it help?"
Tirzad looked at the somewhat "bare" Benben and said, "It's like a raw machine without any accessories installed. It probably doesn't even have the function of attacking, right?"
Xu Ning nodded in agreement, "Yes, but we can still get some key information. I can demonstrate it to you."
Xu Ning released Tirzade and walked towards Benben.
Jade immediately shielded Benben behind her, asking warily, "What do you intend to do to Benben?"
Xu Ning gave a friendly smile, "Don't be so nervous, it's just a chat. Belial, why don't you and Jade go over and talk for a bit..."
Paimon flew over to remind Xu Ning, "We just tried it, Benben only makes 'bubububu' sounds and we don't know what he's saying. Only Jade seems to understand some of it."
Jade nodded, about to say something, but Belial took her hand and pulled her aside in a daze.
Benben swayed for a moment, wanting to follow, but unexpectedly a body wearing a Xuan Yan mask suddenly emerged from the ground and blocked Benben's way.
Before Benben could retreat, a flash of purple light appeared, and a figure with a purple lightning ring burning on its back blocked its way again.
Xu Ning hung the gourd back on his waist, stretched out his hands towards Benben, and asked with a smile, "Water in the left hand, fire in the right, yellow for rock, and purple for thunder. Little friend, which one do you not like the most?"
Seeing that Benben was threatened, Jade immediately became alert from Belier's soft little hand.
"Hey! You drunkard, what are you trying to do to Benben?"
Kong quickly advised, "Brother Xu, Benben hasn't done anything wrong. It's a bit much to treat it like this..."
Benben spun even faster, then made a long series of sounds.
"Beep beep—beep be ...
Xu Ning turned to Jade curiously and asked, "What did it say?"
Jade said coldly, "It says it's afraid of thunder."
Xu Ning looked at him with a "don't try to fool me" expression, "It said a really long string of words, but it was just two words?"
"That was profanity! I'm telling you, hurry up and put away all that water and fire!"
Seeing that Jiede was about to bristle like a kitten, Xu Ning clasped his hands together, put away the water and fire in his hands, and also put Lei Yan's two clones into the Dust Concealment Cave.
Benben quickly ran behind Jiede, revealing half of his body, and dared not get any closer to Xu Ning.
However, the journey that followed proved that Benben's words were indeed very effective.
Xu Ning and Kong tested the use of lightning element, which proved very effective against those mechanical constructs.
After the lightning element penetrated the construct, the entire construct became sluggish, and even the ability to become invisible was lost.
Because of this, Xu Ning even paralyzed a construct, then smashed all its components, leaving it with a bare body like Benben's, so that Benben could go and communicate with it.
Unfortunately, the communication failed completely, so Xu Ning had no choice but to dismantle the constructs again. However, he removed the core components that were constantly flashing with light inside their bodies and casually tossed them into the Dust Concealment Cave, hoping that the True Monarch would make some discovery.