Mang Hou
Chapter 459 Dragon Language
The industry of this kind of great noble family involved all walks of life, and had unimaginable ability to attract money, possessing trillions of wealth.
However, although the Rodriguez family lost an ancestor, the others were still there, and it would take a long-term plan to move this cake.
Fortunately, the old guy didn't put all his eggs in one basket. He used the pseudonym "Williams" and rented a secret safe deposit box at the Royal Bank.
There were hundreds of banks of all sizes in the Luying Empire, but only one was state-owned.
That was the "Luying Royal Savings Bank."
This was the Bonaparte royal family's private treasury, the safest bank in Luying, and no organization had the authority to investigate it.
Also, because it could open large anonymous accounts, it was also the most beloved secret bank for all kinds of invisible rich people.
The headquarters of the Royal Bank was located at No. 1 Saint-Hui Road in the wealthy area on the north bank of the Rocovaren River in Lindun, a straight-line distance of no more than 800 meters from the Frederick Palace of the Boluying Imperial Palace.
Su Lun changed into a luxurious classical suit, disguised himself, and hired a luxurious retro carriage, and came to the Luying Royal Bank all the way.
That was a Gothic building that looked like a church.
There was an underground vault of unknown size under the bank.
Because he had Ogus's detailed memories, Su Lun successfully entered the bank's large client hall using handwriting identification and secret code authentication.
After explaining his intention, the bank's deputy governor led him all the way down to the private safe deposit box area.
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"The defense is really tight."
Su Lun followed the middle-aged governor in an elevator to a depth of dozens of meters underground. Perceiving the surrounding space, the bank's vault had a more complex anti-theft system than the Royal Academy's treasure room.
Moreover, the neighbor was the Bonaparte Imperial Palace, and there were more secret guards patrolling the nearby streets than normal pedestrians. No great thief ever thought of stealing here.
Before long, the middle-aged deputy governor led Su Lun to a room full of safe deposit boxes. The defense restrictions here were already exaggerated.
The middle-aged man opened the safe deposit box with the antique pattern number "1062" with the bank's key, and then left after saying a word, leaving Su Lun alone at the scene.
As soon as the safe deposit box was opened, there was also a nine-digit alchemical combination lock like a drum.
This series of authentication methods theoretically made it impossible for non-himself to take away the things in the safe deposit box.
However, Su Lun mobilized the password of the alchemy lock according to the password harvested in the memory harvest, and opened it with a "click".
The moment it opened, he was immediately flashed by the glowing gems in the safe deposit box.
Looking at the pile of top-quality gems, energy crystals, and magic cores, Su Lun hadn't had that feeling of windfall for a long time, and thought, "I've made a fortune..."
The gems that can be placed in this safe deposit box are all top-quality.
Flawless gems, elemental source crystals, seventh and eighth-order monster crystal cores... a full dozens of them!
There were still two "Curse Source Crystals" brought out in Su Lun's warehouse, with a unit price of over 100 million/piece.
These two were still brought out from Old Lindun, and they were not sold on the market at all.
And this kind of top-quality energy gem that is only produced in one mine, there are more than a dozen "Elemental Source Crystals" of the same grade in the safe deposit box.
These top-level alchemical materials are hard currency in the market, strategic resources, and are in short supply at any time.
There are also those seventh and eighth-order magic cores, which are essential materials for top-level puppets.
There are estimated to be eleven or twelve here.
Only this pile of gems is worth billions of Lisos!
Su Lun happily put those gems into the storage space.
The colorful luster in the safe deposit box disappeared immediately.
There were also two small boxes inside.
Su Lun opened one that could be opened and found a thick stack of paper and parchment scrolls. After looking through them, they were all stock certificates, bonds, and large anonymous deposit slips.
"Luying Royal Railway Company", "Xilaien Mining Group", "Lindun Water Company", "Imperial Tobacco Company"...
Seeing the stock certificates of these large companies that are the economic lifeline of Luying, Su Lun felt that he saw a golden egg-laying hen.
These profitable monopoly industries make money even faster and more stable than being a pirate, and are no different from a printing press.
Even if the empire falls, these monopoly companies will not fall.
These things are probably the way out Ogus left for Rodriguez.
Even if the family encounters any major problems, with these things, the family can make a comeback.
Su Lun couldn't help but sigh, these top families can inherit for so many hundreds of years without decline, the background is indeed extraordinary.
Because it was a hidden way out, all these bond certificates had nothing to do with the Rodriguez family, and Su Lun also accepted them unceremoniously.
He thought about giving these securities to Reina when he went out. If they were really managed well, they could bring a steady stream of rich income. And those commercial secrets about the Rodriguez family that he had peeled off, if given to someone who knows business to control, he would definitely make a lot of money.
Su Lun searched again, and besides the bonds and other things in the box, there were also some antique objects. Some of them had the noble emblem of the Rodriguez family. They looked like old tokens passed down from the family.
Su Lun wasn't interested in these things, but he was curious about their age.
The age of those stone carvings that were identified was actually tens of thousands of years?
The origins of these antiques were so long ago that even Ogus, the ancestor, didn't know when they were passed down.
If they weren't picked up somewhere, then this Rodriguez family is really ancient.
Su Lun looked through them, and suddenly, a snake-shaped fragment caught his attention again.
[Ouroboros Fragment]
Details: An incredibly precise alchemical fragment, probably only a quarter of it; the name of the dwarven god craftsman 'Iswit Iron Hammer' is engraved on it; in addition to the aura of original matter, you see more incomprehensible *** information;
"I found another piece..."
Su Lun's expression changed slightly when he saw this thing.
Because he also had a piece in his hand.
Before, in the Sea Ruins, he had encountered the soul monster of "Pirate Emperor" Francis Drake more than two hundred years ago. That guy once snatched about half of the fragments from the Mafa Empire. Now the fragments are in the Little Void Realm.
Su Lun tried it, and the broken ends of the two fragments could just be inlaid, but the overall was still about a quarter short.
Originally, he only had half, and he didn't pay much attention to it.
After all, if the former Mafa Empire had a complete one, it wouldn't have only been robbed of half.
Now that he found another quarter, Su Lun had a little expectation.
Thinking of finding someone to inquire first, and have the opportunity to collect them all, and also see what this thing is.
Then.
Su Lun set his sights on the last treasure chest in the safe deposit box.
This was a magical forbidden box, with some rune-like symbols on it, but completely different from the alchemical civilization rune system.
It looked like a treasure chest for storing important items.
The identification showed [An unknown high-level magic rune system], the function of which is a magical secret lock, which needs to be opened by a specific method.
Su Lun also pondered when he saw this box: "What could be inside?"
This box was so old that even Ogus didn't know where it came from.
Anyway, the family passed it down from generation to generation, and no one could open it.
This box and the [Ziegrood's Dragonslayer Dagger], and that knight training method, were all inherited from the Rodriguez family.
Su Lun studied it for a moment and couldn't find a way to open it.
Thinking about it, he decided to find the erudite Mr. Black.
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After Su Lun scoured Ogus's secret vault, he didn't encounter any accidents, and left the Royal Bank smoothly.
Before long, he rode his motorcycle to the National Assembly Library in Franklin District.
He walked in familiarly, and then found Mr. Black, who was buried in the piles of ancient books in the book sorting area.
Seeing Su Lun coming, Mr. Black greeted him: "Su Lun, you came just in time. I have already deciphered the [One-Eyed Hanged Man Card] of the 'Twenty-Two Secret Vault Tarot Cards' that you asked me to decipher before."
A look of anticipation also appeared in Su Lun's eyes when he heard this. He walked over and sat on the chair next to him without being polite, and asked, "Oh? Is there really some big secret hidden inside?"
That Tarot card was obtained on the Rodrica Queen cruise ship before. He couldn't decipher it himself, so he asked Mr. Black for help.
Originally, he didn't have much hope.
After all, Su Lun himself was a deciphering master, and he couldn't decipher it even with the Eye of Omniscience.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Black gave him a surprise.
Hearing this, Mr. Black put down the ancient books he was sorting out, and responded: "The deciphered content is a treasure map. It records a place called [Mimir's Well]. There is also a mythical epic, which roughly says that during a certain ancient civilization period, a giant sacrificed an eye by the well and then obtained some runes. The person who made this card left a treasure map on it, saying that it could find that well. Oh, there is also a sacrifice ceremony. But after carefully looking through and comparing it, the sea area on the card is an unknown area that is not marked on any sea chart of Luying..."
"This..."
Hearing these plots, Su Lun's pupils shrank slightly.
Sacrificing eyes by the well...
Isn't this the mythical legend he saw in the giant ruins in the Silent Forest before?
The card actually recorded the same story?
After saying a simple sentence, Mr. Black saw that Su Lun was very interested, so he took out the Tarot card and said, "See for yourself."
Su Lun immediately focused his eyes on the card.
Because he had already deciphered the encryption method, he saw at a glance that a sea area map like a holographic projection appeared under the pattern of the hanged man on the card.
In the center of the sea chart was a huge "horseshoe-shaped" island.
Then there was the myth of sacrificing eyes that Mr. Black said before, and a mysterious ceremony to obtain the spring water.
"It really is."
Seeing this, Su Lun's thoughts began to fly.
He had never seen the myth story of sacrificing eyes in any classics so far, and Mr. Black said that he had never heard of it either.
But the giant ruins and this [Hanged Man Card] both recorded the same legend, so the matter was worth pondering.
Before, Su Lun didn't believe that this set of "Twenty-Two Secret Vault Tarot Cards" was really the work of the Elder Five of Dawn. After all, legends are legends, and merchants who sell these antiques like to add some mysterious background to the goods, so that they can sell them at a higher price.
But now, he really believed it a little.
Anything related to mythology and civilization is by no means simple.
"Does that [Mimir's Well] really exist?"
Su Lun felt that this might be an opportunity closely related to the origin of his [Eye of Omniscience] talent, and he must go and see it if he had the conditions.
But obviously, the conditions were not yet ripe.
The sea chart on this card only had the scenery near that "Horseshoe Island", roughly indicating that it was in the West Sea.
But with only this information, it was tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack to find that island in the vast sea.
Mr. Black had the ability to never forget, and he said he hadn't seen it, so the sea chart of Luying really didn't have it.
It was like a little hope came suddenly, and then disappeared completely.
Su Lun pouted and showed a helpless smile, and complained: "The predecessors who drew this treasure map are really deliberately making things difficult for people. How can we find it without drawing a detailed route map?"
Mr. Black smiled and proposed another idea, "Have you ever thought that it was because that sea area was too dangerous that the person who left the treasure map on the Tarot card didn't want to let innocent people die in vain, so he didn't draw a specific route? Even if a ship has ever approached that sea area, this information is already enough to determine the location. Now it is not on the sea chart, which means that no one has approached it alive."
As soon as Su Lun heard this, his eyes turned and he immediately understood, and he suddenly said, "That's right."
The current navigation level of the Luying Empire is not low, and countless adventurers have expanded the imperial sea chart countless times after sailing for thousands of years.
But the fact that that sea area has not been discovered so far also means that it is either extremely remote or extremely dangerous.
Whichever of the two, it is a sea area that humans cannot reach at present.
Su Lun sighed slightly again, "It's another headless treasure map."
Although this card has been deciphered, it is likely to be left in the warehouse to collect dust.
Exploring the unknown sea area is not something you can go to if you want to, it may take decades, hundreds of years...
However, the holographic projection-like map on the card also reminded Su Lun of the [Black Sam's World Sea Chart] he had obtained before. The production methods seemed to be the same.
The Pirate King thirty years ago went to explore the unknown sea area and never came back...
Thinking of this, Su Lun felt a little bit pained.
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The matter of the Tarot card was not to be considered for the time being, and Su Lun remembered the purpose of his trip, so he took out the treasure chest with the special seal.
He asked: "Mr. Black, can you help me see what kind of restriction is on this magic box and can it be deciphered?"
When Mr. Black saw the box, a very cautious look immediately appeared in his eyes.
He pushed the glasses that slipped down the bridge of his nose and took the magic treasure chest and observed it very seriously.
Su Lun stayed aside quietly watching without speaking.
After studying for a while, Mr. Black then said: "This is not a rune of the alchemical civilization system. It seems to be a high-level magic text."
Su Lun was slightly surprised when he heard this uncertain tone: "Mr. Black, you don't recognize it either?"
"It's normal that I don't recognize it. The river of civilization is as brilliant as the starry sea, and the knowledge we have is only one in a billion."
Mr. Black smiled slightly, as humble as ever.
But changing the subject, he said again: "However, I have seen similar symbols on some antiques of the broken civilization before. Because there are too few surviving, the alchemy world has not yet determined what it represents. By the way, where did you get this thing?"
There was nothing to hide from this one, and Su Lun directly told the situation of Ogus.
Hearing this, Mr. Black seemed to have thought of something.
After pondering for a moment, he asked again: "Su Lun, what different things did your Eye of Omniscience see in these symbols?"
Su Lun identified it again and said, "I saw some transcendent characteristics similar to high-level rune language."
Hearing this, Mr. Black fell into deep thought, and after a long while, he said: "Then it should be. This is likely to be 'Dragon Language Magic'."
Su Lun was also very surprised when he heard this, "Dragon language?"
This was an existence that he had harvested so much knowledge that it was all a blind spot.
"Um."
Mr. Black nodded, and when he talked about this topic, his erudition was immediately reflected, "In the mythical civilization, the dragon language is known as the 'Four High-Level Language Systems' along with demon language, elf language, and divine language. This is not a text that mortals can understand, because the text of the high-level language system is not just a pattern, it itself is like an alchemical rune, containing certain specific laws and transcendent characteristics. To put it simply, the high-level language system is like a magic spell, it itself has magic power."
Su Lun listened thoughtfully, seeming to understand but not quite understanding.
After pausing for a moment, Mr. Black gave another example: "Just like the whispers of gods brought by certain cursed objects, ordinary humans cannot accept that kind of language containing transcendent characteristics, and will suffer spiritual distortion."
As soon as he heard this, Su Lun immediately understood.
He was too familiar with the situation of spiritual distortion!
Mr. Black added: "I had suspected before that these symbols were related to the dragon civilization, because the ancient objects with these symbols mostly have something to do with ancient civilizations with dragons. But because those artifacts have lost those transcendent characteristics, the symbols alone have lost the expressive meaning of the high-level language system, so it is impossible to determine anything. And this box is the only magical artifact I have seen that has been so well preserved, and it comes from the Rodriguez family, so it is likely to be a 'Dragon Language Magic Treasure Chest'."
After listening to a series of science popularizations, Su Lun also gained some knowledge, and asked again; "Then Mr. Black, can you crack it?"
Mr. Black spread his hands, showing a helpless expression, and said very decisively: "No. This has exceeded the scope of my current rank's cognition. I can't even see the transcendent characteristics contained in these symbols."
"..."
Su Lun shrugged.
Without the Eye of Omniscience, he couldn't see it himself either.
But it was also within expectations.
After all, the Rodriguez family has inherited it for thousands of years and tried every means, but no one has opened it, so this box must not be so easy to open.
It is said that the dragon language magic that humans cannot understand, everything is explained.
In this way, the Rodriguez family's consistent claim to be the "descendants of the Dragon Slaying Warrior" is not really just blowing their own horn.
Maybe it's true?
Unexpectedly, Mr. Black said again: "But you can ask your teacher. She should know more. After all, your grandmaster was once a demigod rank, and he has also seen dragons with his own eyes."
Hearing this, Su Lun suddenly said: "That's right!"
Sir Isaac had seen dragons with his own eyes, so Miss Mirror, as his own daughter, might know some dragon language magic?
Su Lun and his senior sister didn't have the seniority gap like Mr. Black, so he directly dialed the communicator.
After asking,
Miss Mirror really knew some dragon language!
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Su Lun came to the National Assembly Library and didn't run around, so he stayed here.
He had just advanced to the sixth rank, and he needed a sixth-rank professional who could communicate and understand his feelings.
Mr. Black was just right, he had also advanced to the sixth rank not long ago, and he was a polymath who could solve all kinds of problems.
And when Su Lun said that he had put the Mirror Hall of the Royal Library into the Little Void Realm, he made Mr. Black very envious.
The most important reason why Mr. Black chose to be this administrator was because he could access countless knowledge here, which could satisfy his desire for knowledge and also help his [Polymath] professional advancement.
But although the administrator's job was very easy, there were always many chores that would delay some time.
Moreover, the Royal Library had far more books than the National Assembly Library, a public library, and there were far more high-level alchemy classics... It could almost be said to be the difference between gold and silver.
Mr. Black immediately said that after he handed over some of the Mirror Organization's intelligence work, he planned to live in the Little Void Realm for a long time.
Su Lun also thought it was good.
The two stayed in the library, reading all kinds of books and exchanging advancement experiences.
Until two days later, Miss Mirror suddenly contacted him, she had arrived in Lindun by boat.
------Outside topic------
I didn't have time today, so the additional update for the leader will be postponed.