While Alka was still studying the map, Sofia came over with two plates of breakfast and placed one in front of Alka.
He took his own plate and sat down beside him.
He looked at Alka and asked, "How's it going? Do you see any targets on this map?"
Alka nodded. "Of course I do, but I need to sort out my thoughts."
As Alka ate his breakfast, he took out his booklet and began to write and draw on it with a pen.
This helped him sort out the thoughts in his mind.
First, there must be the most valuable Red Crown-level treasure, the Lighthouse.
This meant it was definitely a building.
Alka examined the map. Where the red light was, the map showed a wilderness, meaning there were no ruins in this area.
This confirmed that the building was either in another dimension or hidden in another connected plane.
This is the most troublesome thing.
Because in a place like this, hidden within a layered space, it's difficult to determine its exact location.
The treasure might appear to be within these layers of space, but in reality, it might be thousands of miles away.
Generally, such hidden treasures require special means, or knowledge of related information to determine their exact location.
Then, one must use various abilities or methods to reach the treasure and retrieve it.
Alka has had the treasure hunting system for a while now. After long-term use, he's thoroughly familiar with its functions.
For example, the expansion and feedback of treasure information.
If they only collected information about this famous landmark building, they would only know the information, functions, and description of the treasure.
Only by understanding the key nodes can they expand further information through these nodes.
For example, Alka learned through a channel when a treasure was hidden, or who hid it.
Once Alka knew this information, he could use the names of these people to understand the circumstances, and then perhaps uncover more important information.
Only then could Alka dig deeper with more information. This virtuous cycle allowed Alka to find treasures countless times faster than normal treasure hunting.
Because this information expansion allowed Alka to create information out of nothing, even information about treasures that had no source at all.
After thinking for a moment, he wrote the word "Lighthouse" in his notebook and circled it.
Later, he could research this building specifically to see if he could uncover any useful information.
Then came the two orange scepter-level treasures.
Pale Moon and Cursed Sword
The Moon Cult, associated with the Pale Moon, is relatively unknown and rather mysterious.
Although it dissipated 300 years ago, little information remains. Alka would almost rank this treasure's difficulty of acquisition as high as a lighthouse.
It's one to keep an eye on.
Next is the Cursed Sword, which is closely connected to the people and events in this area.
It can be obtained through two channels. First, by gathering information about this family. After all, it was a very well-known family in the former Saralan Empire.
Second, of course, is Grayfar, a descendant of the family that once wielded the Cursed Sword. Through him, Alka should be able to learn even more hidden secrets.
This could lead to even more useful information about the treasure, and perhaps even the most crucial part: obtaining it.
After a moment's thought, Alka crossed out the name of the treasure and put it on his agenda to begin researching.
Then he could immediately begin researching and searching for the treasure.
Although it was just a golden holy grail.
[Cup of Drinking]
Alka only knew the name; he knew Lucelia must know more about it.
He only needed to learn more to understand the specifics of this treasure.
After roughly sorting out the current situation, Alka had almost finished his breakfast.
After a while, everyone gradually sat down at the wooden table, which became crowded with people sitting around it.
The enormous Pororo had to stand up and stand behind him.
Alka took out his notebook.
"Do you know the "Drinking Cup"? It was once the favorite wine cup of the founding emperor of the Saralan Empire."
Hearing this, Lucelia, who was sitting at the table next to Alka, nodded and said, "I remember this thing. Wait for me to recall it."
Lucelia closed her eyes slightly as she spoke, and only a few seconds passed. It seemed as if he had retrieved his memories like a machine.
"I'm not sure what specific aspect of this thing you want to know, but I'll tell you everything I know."
After that, Lucelia began to narrate: "The "Drinking Cup" is described as a golden wine cup that can be held directly in one hand. It has a short base and a rounded rim that is about the size of a palm.
It has a relief depicting a banquet. It is said that this relief depicts the feast of the god of wine in the ancient Golden Age."
"Legend has it that Saralan, the founding emperor of the empire, drank from this cup, whether at banquets or at home.
So many people It's speculated that this wine glass was a magical chalice capable of identifying any poison. However, it's said to have been lost by Saralan's young daughter in his later years.
This was a tragic event for Saralan, as he can be seen holding this glass in many paintings of the era.
For example, "The Wine of the Savior," "The Feast of the Founding of the Nation," "The Family"... a series of paintings depicting drinking actions all feature this glass.
After listening to Lucelia's account, Juanlu held an ordinary dark green glass wine glass.
"Is it this style?"
"Yes, that's right, it's this style. It's because of Saralan's glass that this type of glass became so popular in this country when drinking."
After listening to Lucelia's account, Alka nodded and once again looked at the map before him.
[Cup of Drinking]
[Difficulty: Tomb Raider]
[Notability: 665,000]
[Treasure Information: The wine cup used by the founding emperor of the Saralan Empire, the Savior.
For a person of such high status, and also a lover of fine wine, this was a favorite item of this imperial ruler.
This treasure can enhance the flavor of wine poured into the cup and apply special effects to it.]
The information has indeed been expanded, but it only describes the treasure's function.
It's not a testing tool for identifying poison, but a truly effective treasure.
It enhances and strengthens the wine poured into it—truly interesting.
However, the function seems a bit useless. After all, if it's just this kind of thing, it would take up the slot of a Holy Grail-level treasure. Isn't that a bit too extravagant?
Alka thought the emperor of the empire, Saralan, wouldn't be so foolish, but that wasn't certain.
What if that treasure was the perfect match for all the treasures he already had?
After all, not everyone had the same access to so many treasures to choose from.
If no new treasures were acquired after that, it didn't seem to matter whether or not he possessed this one.
Thinking for a moment, Alka reached out and pointed at the spot where the golden spot had appeared.
"What's going on here?"
Because the golden spot was located on a plain, it was surrounded by a rather unusual building.
Or rather, the ruins of a building.
"This is a ruin, but it's quite dilapidated, so I'm not sure what's inside."
Alka nodded.
After some thought, he decided to proceed as usual: after determining the treasure's location, he'd first explore the area. Let's see if there's anything special there before making any plans.
After all, it seems this treasure isn't difficult to obtain, especially for tomb robbers. This means it's likely hidden somewhere in a tomb.
This makes it even easier for Alka and the others.
Therefore, this treasure is likely underground, buried in a tomb.
The reason Sofia didn't mention a cavity beneath this place is probably because the tomb is buried too deep.
If Sofia were simply surveying the terrain, she wouldn't allow her vibrations to penetrate too deeply.
After all, vibrations have limits. The deeper they penetrate, the greater the obstacles they encounter, and the more mana they consume, which is not worth the loss in efficiency.
Not to mention the map Alka wants, which covers such a large area.
Normally, Sofia's exploration depth is usually around 3-4 meters.
This is actually quite high. A cursory understanding of the underground situation was more than sufficient. If a deeper understanding was truly needed, Alka could simply obtain the complete map and then delve deeper through the light spots without further effort.
Not to mention, the cluster of large and small white spots next to the golden light clearly indicated a potential tomb.
"Then let's go there today," Alka said without hesitation, then pointed twice at the area of the golden light.
Everyone took a look.
This area was relatively close to their camp, and it would only take about an hour to walk there. Of course, that was based on their speed.
It was clear that Alka had a feeling there must be something here.
He stood up, rolled up the map, and folded it up.
"Split into two teams. One team will stay in camp, and the other will follow me," Alka said after a moment's thought.
This was just an initial exploration; it was better not to go all out before we understood the situation. Afterwards, a brief distribution was made.
Sofia, Lucilia, and Simon followed Alka, along with some of the puppet girls.
The others rested in the camp, meditated, and went about their business.
After making their decision, Alka created a tall mirror on the spot and placed it in the center of the camp like a giant door.
The mirror's surface twisted like a spiral, and one could clearly sense the aura of dreams emanating from it.
"This way, we can get back quickly. If any problems arise, you can also rush over to help quickly."
Alka said with a smile.
They weren't the only ones in the camp. Two or three Vastva people were also undergoing adaptation training, acclimating themselves to the magical concentration of the Infinite Sea.
"By the way, brother, bring your digging tools."
Alka quickly turned to Simon, thinking of something.
Because he wanted to leave the Heart of Vastva in the camp, so he could quickly return if something unexpected happened.
Indeed, this treasure didn't hold much significance for Alka in this area.
Like Lucelia's spatial dagger.
"Wait a moment," Simon said, opening a portal on the spot. But it was clear that compared to the ease and comfort he'd felt on the ship, even with Alka granting him access to the inner space through the Heart of Vastva, it was still somewhat difficult here. This all underscored the solidity of the space here.
After a while, Simon, still empty-handed, ran out again.
"We can go now."
Hearing this, Alka nodded and led the others into the distance.
As soon as they left the camp, they broke into a run. At their speed, it wouldn't take long, each one running like a cheetah.
And they managed to steady their breath even while running.
Alka quickly looked at the map and arrived at the area of light.
It was a barren wasteland, with only scattered weeds and some protruding gravel. Aside from the occasional trees, there wasn't anything unusual.
Alka didn't need to say anything; as soon as Alka stopped, Sofia began sending silver ripples of detection into the ground with his feet.
Both the need for excavation tools and the fact that he had come to this desolate place indicated that Alka suspected something might exist underground.
"What's the deepest you can detect?" Alka asked curiously.
"That's uncertain. I have to determine based on the land I need to explore, the magic concentration within it, and the surrounding conditions."
After all, environments are complex, and no two are exactly alike. Especially since this is already a relatively extreme area.
Arka nodded at this, and the others stood by, waiting for Sofia's exploration.
After a brief moment, about a minute later, Sofia seemed to have completed his exploration.
He said, "The ground here seems a little different than I expected. Rocks of strange composition are easily encountered. They seem to be affected by the demonic aura of the abyss, and they're very solid. My detection range only extends to about 30 meters, and it's difficult to go deeper."
Arka nodded at this. 30 meters was already very deep.
Digging deeper would lead to a bottomless pit, even a cliff.
"Did you detect anything?"
Sofia shook his head.
"Then let's go around and explore this area."
Arka gestured briefly, a circle with a diameter of about 1 kilometer. For Sofia, she only needed to determine a few points and explore them at depth to encompass the circle.
So it wasn't a difficult task.
It took Sofia less than half an hour to completely explore the one-kilometer circular area.
It didn't take much of her energy or magic power. As the last point was explored, Sofia frowned and shook her head.
Clearly, at a depth of 30 meters, there was nothing of particular note.
"Not even 30 meters..."
Alka looked down at the map in his hand.
The circle he drew encompassed not only the golden dot, but also numerous white dots of light.
...
According to the information, their treasure was within the tomb. So, although these white dots of light
Although there's no detailed information, it's clear it's in a tomb.
Because of these white spots, the only thing that suggests it's a threat is tomb robbers.
Confirming this information, unless Alka is incredibly unlucky, the tomb must be underground.
And even deeper, 30 meters below.
After all, if this tomb was built during the Imperial Era, it would be a long time ago.
With the golden glow and even so many white spots, this tomb must belong to someone very wealthy or noble.
Since the threat is tomb robbers, this suggests it must have defensive measures.
It seems most tombs of high-ranking officials and nobles have these features.
It'll require a little more patience.