Chapter 193 - Gates of Ashes
“Heh heh, now you know…” Perhaps it was because Moradin hadn’t spoken to anyone for a long time, but it seemed very excited at present. After triumphantly showing off, he began to engage in a talk with Lin Li. “Oh, yes, how did you get the Brand Of Dusk?”
“Brand Of Dusk?” Lin Li paused, looking bewildered. “What is that?”
“Bloody hell, you don’t have the Brand Of Dusk?” Moradin cursed, sounding exasperated. “Then how did you get past the Gates of Ashes?”
“What is the Gates of Ashes…” Lin Li scratched his head. He was in confusion when he suddenly recalled the moment when he’d passed through the colorful spectrum, and his expression froze. He raised his right hand unbelievably and flashed the Torrent of Elements Ring that was shining with a faint light. “The… The Brand Of Dusk you mean, is this…?”
“Yes, yes…” Moradin uttered a cry of alarm as soon as the Torrent of Elements Ring was flashed. For a moment, even his words were incoherent. “It’s really with you; the Brand Of Dusk is really with you. Heavens… I am saved, I am saved at last…”
“This thing is important to you?” Lin Li looked at Moradin strangely. The bizarre hammer was trembling slightly because it was too excited.
“Too important!” After a long silence, Moradin suddenly said, “Lad, let’s do a deal!”
Lin Li gave a start of surprise. He was about to open the door when he was stopped by Moradin. “Don’t go; you’re out of luck. You came too late, the stuff had been carried away by him 1,200 years ago, including those precious minerals and the mountain of gold.”
“…” This time, Lin Li understood.
Lin Li recalled Gerian telling him about it back in Jarrosus. No one knew what happened, but the Highlord had actually built a large tomb for himself in his later years. Lin Li remembered now that Moradin had mentioned it. The things here were probably moved to the tomb. It was not only a human custom to bury valuables with them…
“Otherwise, I could give you two of them.” Moradin finally lost his patience as he spoke. “Hey, I say, have you thought it through or not? Can you at least give me a reply—are you going to lend me the Brand Of Dusk? I won’t treat you unfairly; you could get two powerful pieces of magical equipment in exchange. You had better think carefully. These were forged by the Dark Iron Dwarves. Don’t regret missing this opportunity in the future!”
“It’s not a problem lending it to you, but I’m not interested in magical equipment…”
“Then, what are you interested in?”
Lin Li was waiting for this sentence. He chuckled, and finally revealed his purpose. “Hehe, to tell you frankly, I am very interested in the magical crystal of the fire dragon. If you can get it for me, not to mention lending you the Brand Of Dusk, I can even give it to you…”
“That won’t do!” Moradin gave up, and firmly rejected Lin Li. “The magical crystal of the fire dragon is not only the source of power for the Eternal Furnace, but also maintains the operation of the entire World of Void. Without it, the World of Void will collapse immediately. By then, not only the Eternal Furnace will disappear, I’m afraid you and I…”
“What World of Void?” Lin Li was confounded.
“Hell…” Moradin cursed, and its tone was not without frustration. “Did you not notice that this is not the original world at all?”
“…” Moradin’s words finally reminded Lin Li of a possibility. For a while, his face turned white in horror, and he swallowed his saliva with much difficulty. “You… you mean to say, the location of the Eternal Furnace is actually within a certain dimensional space?”
“Duh…”
“F*ck…” Lin Li almost lost his mind. “Then, how do I get out?”
“Hng, you’ll have to depend on me!”
“Depend on you?”
“That’s right. Lend me the Brand Of Dusk, and I will have the means to bring you out of here.”
“For real or not…” Lin Li glanced at it with some doubt in his eyes.
“I’ll tell you the truth, the Brand Of Dusk is the key to the Gates of Ashes. Only by grasping this key can we move freely between the two worlds. Otherwise, you will be burned to ashes right away by the Gates of Ashes.”
“Gates of Ashes…” At this, Lin Li recalled the colorful spectrum again, and his face turned pale for a moment. “Is the Gates of Ashes you mentioned a colorful spectrum?”
“Have you seen its power?”
“Indeed…” Lin Li nodded. He did witness the power of the Gates of Ashes. A level-15 magical beast was turned into ashes in an instant—such a power was at least of the Legendary-level.
“Great that you’ve seen it. Now, you should have thought it through?”
“Yes.” Lin Li nodded obediently, and then uttered something that almost angered Moradin to death. “I’ve decided not to lend.”
“F*ck!” Moradin was so angry it almost jumped. “Damn you, lad, you’re taking me for a ride?!”
“You can lie to me for half a day, why can’t I take you for a ride? You’d better give me a good reason…”
“How did I lie to you?” Although Moradin’s tone was strong, there was a hint of guilt in its voice.
“How did you lie?” Lin Li slowly bent down, and took Moradin in his hand again. “Indeed, the Brand Of Dusk is the key to the Gates of Ashes. But you’re not simply trying to pass the Gates of Ashes by borrowing the Brand Of Dusk from me, right?”
“I…”